More than 70 killed, hundreds injured in Egypt soccer riot

2012-02-03 03:59:19 GMT+7 (ICT)

CAIRO (EGYPT) -- Violent clashes following a soccer match in northern Egypt on Wednesday evening have left at least 71 people killed, officials said on Thursday. More than 300 others were injured.

The riots broke out when thousands of fans of Al-Masry, the home team, invaded the field following a 3-1 win against Al-Ahly in the city of Port Said. The Egyptian health ministry said 71 people were killed and 318 others were injured.

Ahly's panicked players flooded the club's in-house television channel with phone calls to speak about the violence. "The security forces left us, they did not protect us. One fan has just died in the dressing room in front of me," veteran playmaker Mohamed Abou-Treika screamed in a phone call with the club's channel.

"People have died, we are seeing corpses now. There are no security forces or army personnel to protect us," midfielder Mohamed Barakat added, as quoted by the Al-Ahram newspaper.

Soon after the violence, a soccer game between Zamalek and Al-Ismaily teams in the Egyptian capital of Cairo was called off. The outer part of the Cairo stadium caught fire after angry fans allegedly protested the cancellation, reports said.

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"The security forces left us, they did not protect us. One fan has just died in the dressing room in front of me," veteran playmaker Mohamed Abou-Treika screamed in a phone call with the club's channel.

"People have died, we are seeing corpses now. There are no security forces or army personnel to protect us," midfielder Mohamed Barakat added, as quoted by the Al-Ahram newspaper.

This is the new Egypt, without a rule of iron you get mob rule, which is even worse.

Al-Ahly fans claim it was a setup by security forces.

They have a long history of clashing with the police and were very much involved with the demonstrations against the previous regime.

Sounds kinda far fetched, though, if the authorities wanted to discredit them it would be the other way around.

Some Al Masry fans deny it was them, blaming "third hand" and security forces for encourging spectators to attck visiting team's fans. Again, kinda lame.

Al-Ahly fans claim it was a setup by security forces.

They have a long history of clashing with the police and were very much involved with the demonstrations against the previous regime.

Sounds kinda far fetched, though, if the authorities wanted to discredit them it would be the other way around.

Some Al Masry fans deny it was them, blaming "third hand" and security forces for encourging spectators to attck visiting team's fans. Again, kinda lame.

Here is the 'third hand' you are perhaps referring to, their antisemitism borders on mental illness.

http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/3299.htm

Wasn't referring to Israel, they actually said "third hand" (or more correctly, "third party" :-).

Usually comes down to this, though.

Just don't get how they can keep at it when you got the video clips and testimonies. Did someone force these people to act like murderous barbarians?

Edited February 3, 201214 yr by Morch

"The security forces left us, they did not protect us. One fan has just died in the dressing room in front of me," veteran playmaker Mohamed Abou-Treika screamed in a phone call with the club's channel.

"People have died, we are seeing corpses now. There are no security forces or army personnel to protect us," midfielder Mohamed Barakat added, as quoted by the Al-Ahram newspaper.

This is the new Egypt, without a rule of iron you get mob rule, which is even worse.

Pity your simple but effective logic was never considered by US and UK administrations prior to invading Iraq.

This is a complete human tragedy and suddenly makes the behaviour of European Football fans look similar to that of those who live in convents.

Al-Ahly fans claim it was a setup by security forces.

They have a long history of clashing with the police and were very much involved with the demonstrations against the previous regime.

Sounds kinda far fetched, though, if the authorities wanted to discredit them it would be the other way around.

Some Al Masry fans deny it was them, blaming "third hand" and security forces for encourging spectators to attck visiting team's fans. Again, kinda lame.

Here is the 'third hand' you are perhaps referring to, their antisemitism borders on mental illness.

http://www.memritv.o...lip/en/3299.htm

Steely

I think what is bordering on a mental illness is the rapidity in which certain people will claim 'anti-semitism'. How on earth do you get anti-semitism from that clip?? He slags of America and Israel, very briefly and you pull the anti-semitic card! Breathtaking!!

Stick to the topic please. Not America. Not Israel.

Yes. For all those who thought that a proper democracy, the bi product of violent revolution, would be good for Middle Eastern countrys. Wrong!!!

How on earth do you get anti-semitism from that clip??

By reading the first sentence which gives context to the rest. Followed by the phrase 'they are all connected', but then again I think you knew that.

Egypt is actually a giant rumour mill where outside agencies are always responsible for every misfortune they encounter, which saves them from taking a good hard look at themselves. I have read other reports that the police stood aside letting one group of fans be attacked as payback because said group were supposedly instrumental in the initial protests which led to the overthrow of Mubarak. Actually Egypt's obsession with conspiracy theories should put it high up on the holiday itinerary of some of our esteemed members.

Yes. For all those who thought that a proper democracy, the bi product of violent revolution, would be good for Middle Eastern countrys. Wrong!!!

A lot of times I think folks looking in or from within may think Democracy is a good thing. But pure Democracy is nothing more than Mob Rule

Where 51% of the people may take away the rights of the remaining 49%

Places like the USA are not a Democracy but a Constitutional Republic.....At least we were supposed to be but these days it is debatable

( another subject though)

The US founding fathers were wise enough to fear a democracy as much as a monarchy

Yet these days so called helping hands that help overthrow Egypt, Libya etc. in the name of instilling a democracy in foreign countries do not seem to take that into consideration.

At the end of the day it is debatable at best if anything good really comes of it, other than a chance to install another puppet regime of their choice.

Without a Constitution to limit the powers of a democratically elected government...really what is the difference between what they had & what they will have? Because truly the only entity that can take away the peoples freedoms is their own government

Edited February 4, 201214 yr by flying

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