More than 70 dead and 1,000 injured after pitch invasion in Egypt

At least 73 football fans have been killed and 1,000 others left injured after riots broke out at a match in Egypt. Seconds after the referee blew his whistle, supporters swarmed onto the
pitch throwing stones, fireworks and bottles at rival fans, players and
security officers in the city of Port Said, officials said.
It was the worst incident of soccer violence in Egypt and the deadliest worldwide since 1996



The game was between Al Ahli, one of Egypt's most successful clubs, and Al-Masry, a team based in Port Said.

Live television footage showed Masry fans running onto the field after
the referee blew the whistle and chasing Ahli players, even though their
team secured a shock 3-1 win.
The Ahly players rushed for their changing room as fights broke out among the hundreds of fans swarming on to the field.

Some men went to the rescue of a manager from the losing team as he was
being beaten while police officers stood by, apparently overwhelmed.

Ahli player Mohamed Abo Treika described the violence on the Ahli television channel as a 'war'.
He said: 'This is not football. This is a war and people are dying in
front of us. There is no movement and no security and no ambulances.

Most of the victims are believed to have died from suffocation or head
injuries, with some cornered in the stadium as parts of it were set on
fire.

Last night the Egyptian army was being airlifted in by helicopter to
rescue stranded players who became trapped in the changing rooms.

It was the deadliest incident of soccer violence since October 16, 1996,
when at least 78 people died and 180 others were injured in a stampede
at a stadium in Guatemala City before a World Cup qualifying match
between Guatemala and Costa Rica.

The world's most fatal match was in May 1964 when a game between Peru
and Argentina in the Peruvian capital Lima descended into violence and
318 fans were killed.

One witness to the Egypt riot said people threw stones, sticks and
bottles at their rivals and injured some players. The witness was
speaking on condition of anonymity because he feared retribution.

He said the atmosphere was already tense in the field before the game as
one Al-Ahly fan raised a banner insulting supporters of the home team.

Security forces in Egypt had been keeping a lower profile since last
year’s popular protests that ousted President Hosni Mubarak from power,
allowing fans to smuggle knives into the stadium.

Egyptian fans are notoriously violent, particularly supporters of Al-Ahly who are known as the Ultras.
The Ultras were heading into Port Said in the aftermath of the massacre,
according to their website, leading to fears of violent reprisals.

The two teams have a long history of bad blood, and clashes have erupted in recent years between their fans.

Another match in Cairo was halted by the referee after receiving news of
the violence in Port Said, prompting fans to set parts of the stadium
on fire, television footage showed.

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thats some stupid shit.. forreal.. idiots


dumb shit like this makes the world get lower and lower

just smh

Stupid asses.. some people don't know how to act.