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74 people were killed and thousands injured after deadly clashes between rival football fans at the Port Said stadium.
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This image made from Egypt TV  shows fans and a fire at a soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt. Fans flooded the field seconds after the match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. It was one of the worst incidents of sports violence in Egypt in decades.
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  • This image made from Egypt TV  shows fans and a fire at a soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt. Fans flooded the field seconds after the match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. It was one of the worst incidents of sports violence in Egypt in decades.
  • This image made from Egypt TV  shows fans and a fire at a soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt,  Wednesday. 74 Egyptians were killed  A security official and a medic said fans of the home team, Al-Masry, swarmed the field after a rare 3-1 win against Al-Ahly, Egypt's top team.
  • 74   Egyptians were killed  in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after the match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. It was one of the worst incidents of sports violence in Egypt in decades.
  • A security official and a medic said fans of the home team, Al-Masry, swarmed the field after a rare 3-1 win against Al-Ahly, Egypt's top team. Some fans of the home team were seen to throw stones, fireworks, and bottles at other fans and injured some players.
  • Soccer fans flee from a fire at Port Said Stadium. 74 people were killed and at least 1,000 injured after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said.
  • Soccer fans flee from Port Said Stadium  Seventy-four people were killed and at least 1,000 injured.
  • Medical personnel carry a wounded soccer fan at Port Said Stadium. 74 people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football".
  • Al Ahli soccer players try to leave the stadium as chaos erupts at a soccer stadium in Port Said city, in Egypt.
  • A brother of one of the soccer fans killed in Port Said stadium after clashes at an Egyptian soccer match reads the Koran next to his brother's body at a mosque in Port Said city.
  • A brother of one of the soccer fans killed in Port Said stadium after clashes at an Egyptian soccer match sits next to his brother's body at a mosque in Port Said city.
  • A man reads the Koran next to his friend's body at a mosque in Port Said city February 2, 2012.
  • Egyptian fans rush into the field following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt.
  • Egyptian fans clash with riot police following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt.
  • Egyptian fans set fire at part of a facility at the Cairo International stadium after the suspension of a soccer match following the news of the violence in the Port Said soccer match, in Cairo, Egypt.
  • Egyptian soccer players and officials run for safety while fans rush into the field following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt.
  • Egyptian fans rush into the field following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt.
  • Egyptian fans rush into the field following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt.
  • Egyptian fans celebrate their team's win before rushing into the field following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt.
  • This image made from Egypt TV  shows violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after the match against a rival team was over.
  • Police officers react as chaos erupts at a soccer stadium in Port Said city, Egypt.
  • Football fans try to leave the stadium as chaos erupts at a soccer stadium in Port Said city, Egypt.
  • Soccer fans flee from a fire at Port Said Stadium.
  • Soccer players try to leave the stadium as chaos erupts at a soccer stadium in Port Said city, in Egypt, February 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football". REUTERS/Stringer (EGYPT - Tags: SPORT SOCCER CIVIL UNREST)
  • Soccer players try to leave the stadium as chaos erupts at a soccer stadium in Port Said city, in Egypt.
  • Riot police guard soccer players as they flee Port Said Stadium.
  • Egyptian police arrest a soccer fan at Port Said Stadium.
  • Al Ahli Soccer players try to leave the stadium as chaos erupts at a soccer stadium in Port Said city, in Egypt.
  • A soccer fan flees from the Port Said Stadium.
  • A policeman arrests an injured rioting soccer fan as chaos erupts at a soccer stadium in Port Said city, in Egypt.
  • Egyptian fans clash with riot police following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said.
  • Team players of the Egyptian Al-Ahly club run for safety during clashes following their soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said.
  • Egyptian fans rush into the field following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt.
  • Team players of the Egyptian Al-Ahly club run for safety during clashes following their soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said.
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Egyptian Football Violence

This image made from Egypt TV shows fans and a fire at a soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt. Fans flooded the field seconds after the match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. It was one of the worst incidents of sports violence in Egypt in decades.
Credit: AP Date: February 02, 2012
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