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Deaths after Egyptian Football Match

Discussion in 'Football Chat' started by MrsPepe, Feb 1, 2012.

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  1. MrsPepe

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    Egypt State TV now reporting 51 deaths (and rising) in football match clashes


    Crazy scenes over there at the moment
     
    #1 MrsPepe, Feb 1, 2012
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    The death toll has risen to 73 now and there are hundreds injured.
     
    #2 Colm75, Feb 1, 2012
  3. MrsPepe

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    Its crazy

    Mohamed Aboutreika: "Security forces left us. They didn't protect us. One fan has just died in the dressing room in front of me"
     
    #3 MrsPepe, Feb 1, 2012
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    Coverage on Euronews Sky Ch 508 now.Shocking scenes.
     
    #4 Colm75, Feb 1, 2012
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    Dis I hear "Liverpool" in the Egyptian commentary?
     
    #5 MrsPepe, Feb 1, 2012
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    God bless your hearing Maj.The only thing that I could hear was Port Said over and over again.

    There was also a fire started at a stadium in Cairo after the match was abandoned on hearing the tragic news from Port Said.
     
    #6 Colm75, Feb 1, 2012
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    Sky are saying that the away team ultras could be heading there to rescue the team. Also the army are sending helicopters to get them out of the there
     
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    Egypt TV reporting : Military forces send 2 planes to evacuate #Ahly team from #PorstSaid ... Team refusing to leave without supporters.
     
    #9 MrsPepe, Feb 1, 2012
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    Death toll at 73 according to RTE. Horrendous.
     
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    Just watched the video again..and the police behind the goal seemed slow in offering much protection to the Al ahly players,who were fleeing the pitch from opposing supporters.
     
    #12 Juan, Feb 1, 2012
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    This is shocking news
     
    #13 redabbey, Feb 1, 2012
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    This is crazy, its just unbelievable in this day and age
     
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    unbelievable scene shocking
     
    #15 glen, Feb 1, 2012
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    Memories? I can't think of any tragedy with such a violent undertone. Must be horrific over there :(
     
    #16 Nazzy, Feb 1, 2012
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    this has more to do with the political situation over there than football id say
    very sad all the same
     
    #17 up the pool, Feb 1, 2012
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    Absolute nuts. Police just seemed to stand by

    See some gimp on twitter made some comment about LFC and this incident and has had his address posted now by a Liverpool fan.
     
    #18 GaryMc, Feb 1, 2012
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    Terribly sad day in the history of football .....
     
    #19 Garrett, Feb 2, 2012
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    Does anybody know what caused the fans to riot, the pitch looked like a battlefield.

    Was it fighting that caused the deaths, through stabbings or beatings or was it that people got crushed as others ran onto the pitch?
     
    #20 Venom1983, Feb 2, 2012
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