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Egypt reacts as court confirms Port Said death sentence ruling

2013-03-09 47 Dailymotion

Celebrations in Cairo as an Egyptian court confirms death sentences on 21 football fans for their role in a deadly stadium riot in Port Said last year.<br/> <br />Hundreds of Al-Ahly soccer fans gathered at their club's headquarters in upscale Zamalek to cheer the verdicts.<br/> <br />Judge Sobhi Abdel Meguied also sentenced five more people to life in jail for the riot and acquitted another 28.<br/> <br />Others received shorter jail sentences.<br/> <br />Crowds also gathered in Port Said for the verdict where the army was maintaining security after the government pulled out police.<br/> <br />Deadly clashes and unrest have plagued the city since the sentences were first announced on January 26, with eight killed this week alone.<br/> <br />Port Said residents like Sayed Ahmed said the verdict had been politicized and that only God would bring justice.<br/> <br />More than 70 people died when riots broke out at the end of a match between Cairo's Al-Ahly team and local team Al-Masry in Port Said last February.<br/> <br />Spe

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