chronology of Egypt's football At least 73 people were killed and 1000 injured after football fans rushed the field in the Egyptian city of Port Said after the home team victory against unforeseen country's top clubs, the setting of clashes and raids.
This is the worst incidents of football violence in Egypt and the world's deadliest since 1996. One player said it was 'like war'.
A riot broke out after fans of Al-Masry, the team home in Port Said, stormed the field after a 3-1 win against Al-Ahly scarce, the team over Egypt. Al-Masry supporters threw sticks and stones because they were pursued by the players and fans of rival teams, who ran to the exits to escape, according to witnesses.
Hesham Sheiha, a health ministry official, said most of the deaths were caused by a concussion, cuts deep into the head and shortness of breath from the raid.
Mohammed Abu Trika, the player with Al-Ahly, the team's office criticized the police for standing by and between the violence.
'People are dying here and there doing something. It's like a war, "he said. "Cheap life? '
Television footage showed the Al-Ahly players rushed into the locker room brawl broke out of their hands into the hundreds of fans swarmed the field. Some people have to give the manager of the losing team when he is beaten. Black-clad police officers stood, appeared overwhelmed.
Egyptian prosecutor ordered an investigation into the violence immediately, and the Egyptian Football Association ordered the suspension of unlimited annual championship. Parliament said it would hold an emergency session.
State TV reported the number of victims of victims, citing a health ministry official. A medic morgue in Port Said, speaking on condition of anonymity, given the same number and said some of the security officers were killed in the clashes.
It was the deadliest incident of violence in football because at October 16, 1996, when at least 78 people were killed and 180 others injured in a stampede at a stadium in Guatemala City before World Cup qualifying match between Guatemala and Costa Rica.
Clashes and the subsequent invasion does not appear directly linked to political unrest in Egypt, but the question the ability of the state police force to manage the crowds in the wake of a popular uprising forced President Hosni Mubarak to step down last year.
Essam El-Erian, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood is Egypt's political arm, said military and police responsible for the violence, accusing them of engaging in efforts to stop the critics who have demanded an end to a state of emergency that give security forces kinds of power-ups.
"This tragedy is the result of a deliberate reluctance by the military and police," he said.
State television urged Egyptians to donate blood for the wounded at Port Said, and the military sent two planes to evacuate severe cases the capital, Cairo.
State TV also reported that the fans are also burned in the main stadium in Cairo after a football match between Al-Ismaili and Zamalek team canceled on Wednesday due to violence in Port Said, but no one was injured. Cairo Stadium Stadium employees say several benches were burned, but firefighters put it before it causes much damage.
The word game port is the face-off between two teams with a long history of fierce competition, Al-Masry, the home team, and Al-Ahly, based in Cairo Egypt and one of the most popular team. Al-Ahly was the runner-up for Asian club title in 1986, best finish.
FIFA President Sepp Blatter said he was "shocked and saddened 'by death, sent his condolences to the families of those who died.
'This is a black day for football. Disaster situations such as this unimaginable and should not happen, "said in a statement.
"I was very shocked and saddened to learn this evening that a large number of football supporters died or were injured after the match in Port Said, Egypt.
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