Egypt Begins Mourning Those Killed, Injured in Soccer Clashes
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AFP/Getty Images(PORT SAID, Egypt) — Three days of national mourning were declared in Egypt Thursday after 74 people were killed and 1,000 others were injured in violent clashes that erupted at the end of a soccer match the day before.
In what has been described as the worst violence in the country since the riots that led to the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak a year ago, fans of the Masry soccer club rushed the field in the city of Port Said following a 3-1 victory over the favored Ahly club. Bloody clashes between the two rival groups of fans ensued, with many dying or suffering from blunt trauma to the head.
In response, the Egyptian parliament and cabinet are holding emergency meetings. A protest march is also planned.
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