Thursday, February 2, 2012

Fallout From Yesterday's Soccer Riot In Egypt -- News Roundup



Egypt Soccer Riot: Thousands March In Protest Of Violence -- L.A. Times

REPORTING FROM CAIRO -- Thousands of protesters marched on the Interior Ministry in Cairo as Egypt began three days of mourning Thursday for 74 people killed in a soccer riot that renewed anger against the nation’s police and ruling military council.

The protesters, many of them die-hard fans from Cairo’s Ahly soccer club, swelled across a bridge over the Nile, marching through Tahrir Square toward the barricaded Interior Ministry.

The military-backed interim government attempted to stem growing rage by announcing a criminal investigation and forcing the resignation of several officials.

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More News On Yesterday's Soccer Riot In Egypt

Egypt football riot: latest
-- The Telegraph
Egypt police, protesters clash after soccer riot -- AP
Egyptian police, protesters clash in Cairo -- Sydney Morning Herald
Clashes in Egypt as Mourners Unleash Fury Over Soccer Melee -- New York Times
Egypt football riot: Fans vent anger at army and police -- BBC
Egypt Soccer Riot Stokes Anger at Police -- Wall Street Journal
Egypt football riots: Al-Ahly fans incensed after 74 die in soccer tragedy -- The Telegraph
Egyptian football riot anger focuses on military rulers -- The Guardian
Egypt football riots: prime minister sacks Egypt FA board as Fifa demand investigation into tragedy -- The Telegraph
Egypt Soccer Riot: Blatter Says Soccer Must Not Be 'Abused by Those Who Mean Evil' -- FOX News
Egyptian football: a hotbed of rivalries, antagonism and politics -- James Montague, The Guardian

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