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Soccer deaths: violence and mourning

2012-02-04 77 Dailymotion

The wave of anger against Egypt's ruling military echoed into the night in the nation's second city of Alexandria.<br/> <br />Hundreds of protesters blocked roads near the state security headquarters.<br/> <br />Police in riot gear responded with tear gas.<br/> <br />In Cairo the tax office was the latest casualty of attacks on government buildings.<br/> <br />Witnesses said saboteurs had started the fire.<br/> <br />The building went up in flames as fighting raged outside the interior ministry where rock-throwing protesters battled with police through a cloud of tear gas.<br/> <br />Many blame the government for the deaths of 74 people at a soccer match on Wednesday.<br/> <br />On Friday mourners gathered at the Al Ahli sports club in Cairo to remember those killed at the event in Port Said.<br/> <br />Fans have questioned why the match was allowed to continue while rival supporters hurled stones and fired flares.<br/> <br />They have also pointed out the small police presence despite the tense build-up to the game and previous violence at such a highly-charged fixture.<br/> <br />Some believe the incident was planned and that the military was complicit in it.<br/> <br />Egypt's soccer league has cancelled all games indefinitely and several investigations have been announced by the country's interim prime minister.<br/> <br />So far that hasn't been enough to quell the anger that's brought thousands onto the streets of Egyptian cities in a growing move to oust the ruling generals.<br/> <br />Paul Chapman, Reuters

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