Thursday, March 15, 2012

75 Charged With Murder In Egypt Soccer Riot

Egypt's top prosecutor charged 75 people in connection with the soccer riot last month where authorities claimed fans were thrown to their death while others were killed by explosives as they tried to flee the stadium itself.

In addition, nine police officers were accused of "complicity."
It was the world's worst soccer-related disaster in 15 years.

The riot began minutes after the game ended between al-Ahly and al-Masry in a game they won 3-1. al-Masry's fans, apparently, went after al-Ahly fans for the next half-hour while police stood by and watched.

Here's the report from Egyptian network El-Ahly...
And it was pretty graphic... and, yes, it was in native tongue...

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