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26 Jan 2013

Riots over Egyptian death sentences kill at least 32

Author: admintech | Filed under: World

Al Ahly fans celebrate after hearing final verdict of 2012 Port Said massacre, in CairoPORT SAID, Egypt/CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 32 people were killed on Saturday when Egyptians rampaged in protest at the sentencing of 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster, violence that compounds a political crisis facing Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. Armored vehicles and military police fanned through the streets of Port Said, where gunshots rang out and protesters burned tires in anger that people from their city had been blamed for the deaths of 74 people at a match last year. …

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/riots-over-egyptian-death-sentences-kill-least-32-005245042.html