One dead as Egypt soccer fans clash with security forces
- 12 years ago
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Smoking debris litters the streets of Egypt's Port Said after one person was shot dead and 18 injured in clashes between security forces and angry soccer fans.
The clashes came after the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said Port Said club al-Masry has been banned for two seasons following the pitch invasion that killed 74 fans last month in the match against Cairo's al-Ahli.
Witnesses said military police fired shots in the air to disperse hundreds of soccer fans protesting outside the Suez Canal Authority building in Port Said. Clashes began late on Friday and continued into the early hours of Saturday.
The EFA said in a statement that al-Masry's soccer activities would be suspended for the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons. The club would be reinstated to the Premier League in the 2013/14 season.
They added that Port Said Stadium, where the stampede took place, would be closed for three years.
Smoking debris litters the streets of Egypt's Port Said after one person was shot dead and 18 injured in clashes between security forces and angry soccer fans.
The clashes came after the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said Port Said club al-Masry has been banned for two seasons following the pitch invasion that killed 74 fans last month in the match against Cairo's al-Ahli.
Witnesses said military police fired shots in the air to disperse hundreds of soccer fans protesting outside the Suez Canal Authority building in Port Said. Clashes began late on Friday and continued into the early hours of Saturday.
The EFA said in a statement that al-Masry's soccer activities would be suspended for the 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons. The club would be reinstated to the Premier League in the 2013/14 season.
They added that Port Said Stadium, where the stampede took place, would be closed for three years.