Egypt Death Sentences Spark Deadly Riots

	Egypt Death Sentences Spark Deadly Riots Two football players are among 30 people killed in riots in the Egyptian city of Port Said following the sentencing to death of 21 fans. Violence erupted after a judge sentenced the 21 people to death over a post-match riot in February last year that killed 74 fans of the Cairo-based Al Ahly team. All of the people sentenced to death were fans of Port Said's main team, Al Masry. Minutes after the Cairo court handed down the sentences, protesters rampaged through Port Said, attacking police stations and setting tyres alight. EGYPT-FBL-TRIAL-UNREST Fans of Al Ahly football club celebrate the verdict in Cairo Relatives tried to storm the prison in Port Said where those convicted were being held, leading to fierce clashes with security forces that killed two policemen. The two players were shot to death as they were apparently on their way to practice near the prison. The director of hospitals, Dr Abdel Raham Farah, said Mahmoud Abdel Halim al Dizawi, a football player in the city's Al Marikh club, had been shot three times and died. He said Tamer al Fahla, who used to play for the Al Masry team, had also been shot dead on his way to the Al Marikh club. Shops in Port Said were closed and armoured personnel vehicles deployed as fighting raged in streets around the prison. EGYPT-FBL-TRIAL-UNREST Al Ahly fans were considered by many to be the victims of the riot Unidentified assailants used automatic weapons against police, who responded with tear gas, witnesses said. Both <b>...</b>	From: DIVINA DIAZ Views: 0 0 ratings
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