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Egypt Port Said football rioters' sentences upheld | |
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An Egyptian court has upheld death sentences for 11 men over their involvement in deadly football stadium violence in 2012 in Port Said. | |
The violence followed a match between the al-Ahly and al-Masry clubs in February of that year, and left 74 football fans dead. | |
The riots - Egypt's worst-ever football disaster - began after a top-league game at the stadium. | |
The violence sparked unrest in the capital, Cairo, where another 16 died. |