Arab Spring… 74 People Die in Egyptian Soccer Riots, 1,000 Injured

Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian soccer match in Port Said. Most of the deaths occurred when fans were trampled or thrown from the stands.

Reuters reported:

Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian soccer match, prompting fans and politicians on Thursday to turn on the ruling army for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

At least 1,000 people were injured in the violence on Wednesday when soccer fans staged a pitch invasion in the Mediterranean city of Port Said, even though local team al-Masry beat visitors from Cairo, Al Ahli, Egypt’s most successful club.

Angry politicians denounced the lack of security at the match and blamed military leaders for allowing, or even causing, the tragedy. The Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group that dominates parliament, saw an “invisible” hand at work.

“Down with military rule,” thousands of Egyptians chanted at the main Cairo train station where they met injured fans returning from what a minister said was the scene of Egypt’s worst soccer disaster.

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