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| Egypt football: Death sentences over Port Said stadium violence | |
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| An Egyptian court has sentenced to death 21 defendants over clashes between rival football fans in which 74 people were killed last February. | An Egyptian court has sentenced to death 21 defendants over clashes between rival football fans in which 74 people were killed last February. |
| The riots began after a league game at Port Said stadium between local side al-Masry and Cairo club al-Ahly. | |
| The violence - Egypt's worst football disaster - sparked riots in Cairo during which a further 16 people died. | |
| The sentences came after a day of clashes between security forces and supporters of the secular opposition. | |
| Hundreds of thousands took to the streets across Egypt to mark the second anniversary of the revolution that ousted ex-President Hosni Mubarak and voice their opposition to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. | |
| At least seven people were killed in Friday's unrest. | |
| Last year's football riots led to the suspension of the league. | |
| It began when al-Masry fans invaded the pitch, hurling stones and fireworks at the visitors. | |
| At the time some fans - who said security forces appeared to do little to prevent the clashes - accused supporters of toppled President Hosni Mubarak of instigating the incident. | |
| Seventy-three people, including policemen, were tried. | |
| The judge said he would announce the verdict for the remaining 52 defendants on 9 March. |