21 Sentenced to Death for Riot | Egypt Football Fans Demand Justice

	21 Sentenced to Death for Riot | Egypt Football Fans Demand Justice A mother of a slain football fan demands justice for her son, a victim of the deadliest football riot in Egypt's history. An Egyptian judge sentenced 21 people to death Saturday for their roles in a football game riot last year, a ruling that sparked violent clashes between security forces and relatives of the convicted. The riot in Port Said left 74 people dead and more than 1000 wounded. Security forces and family members clashed outside the prison in the northeastern port city, where authorities accused some of attempting to storm the building to free their loved ones, state-run Nile TV reported. "There is a state of anger on the streets of Port Said, and the security forces are on high alert," Nile TV reported. The crowd fired guns and hurled rocks at the security forces, who in turn used tear gas to disperse the crowd, according to state-run media. The sentences were handed down in a packed courtroom in Cairo as victims' relatives and those convicted wept. "I thank God that justice is back in the courts of Egypt. Many mothers will sleep sound tonight knowing justice is served," the mother of Mustafa Issam, who was killed in the riots, told Nile TV by phone. The sentences must be reviewed by Egypt's highest religious authority, who will return his opinion to the court March 9. On that day, an additional 54 defendants in the case will also be sentenced, the judge said. Dubbed the "massacre at Port Said" by Egyptian media, the riot broke out on February 1, 2012, after <b>...</b>	From: Newyspeople Views: 0 0 ratings
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