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Egypt court upholds football riot death
sentences
Saturday March 09, 2013 06:49:10 PM,
RIA Novosti
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Cairo: Egypt's court confirmed Saturday the death sentences handed down
to 21 Port Said football fans for their role in a stadium riot
last year, amid continuing tensions over the verdict, media
reported.
Five people have been sentenced to life and another 10, including
two police officers, were given 15 years in jail.
Another 28 defendants, including seven police officers, have been
acquitted, Ahram Online reported.
Before the final court ruling, authorities tightened security in
the Suez Canal city of Port Said and in Cairo.
State television reports said football fans blocked Sadat Metro
station, located in Tahrir Square, but the blockade ended quickly
and the metro is now functioning normally again.
In late January, the court sentenced all 21 defendants to death in
a trial that is part of the so-called "Port Said tragedy", a
high-profile case of Egypt's worst-ever football fan clash and
stampede that left at least 74 people dead and another 300 injured
last February.
The death verdicts triggered violence in Port Said, which lasted
for more than a month. The violent protests left dozens dead and
hundreds wounded.
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