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Thursday, February 2, 2012egyptfootballworldsport

Egypt football violence leaves dozens dead in Port Said – in pictures

Egyptian soldiers wheel a wounded Al-Ahly fan after his arrival in Cairo aboard a military plane Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Mourners carry the bodies of victims of the violence in Port Said Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters Women mourn at a morgue in Cairo after the violence that left 74 people dead Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images People stand around the body of a victim Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images Blood stains left on a chair after supporters clashed at the Port Said stadium Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters People crowd a train station waiting for their friends and relatives' arrival from Port Said Photograph: AP People pray as they wait at Ramses metro station for the arrival of those wounded in clashes in Port Said stadium Photograph: Reuters People gather around a train as they wait for the arrival of those wounded during clashes Photograph: Reuters A wounded fan of Al-Masry is escorted by a medic and a friend during the clashes Photograph: AFP/Getty Images An injured fan is led away during the clashes Photograph: Keystone/Rex Features El-Ahly football players run for cover as fans clash at the Port Said stadium Photograph: Keystone/Rex Features Fans start a fire at Cairo International Stadium in protest Photograph: Keystone/Rex Features Riot police stand guard before chaos erupted in the game between Cairo club Al-Ahly and local club Al-Masry at Port Said football stadium Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images Players from Cairo club Al-Ahly try to leave the stadium as violence breaks out Photograph: Reuters A man ducks as he flees from a fire Photograph: Reuters Fans on the pitch in Port Said. 'This is not football. This is a war and people are dying in front of us,' an Al-Ahly player said afterwards Photograph: EPA People fight in the stands. One man at the game accused the military of a 'purposeful' security lapse Photograph: EPA Medical personnel carry a wounded man off the pitch Photograph: Reuters Police react as flares are thrown at them Photograph: Reuters Al-Ahly players leave the pitch, ushered by a small group of riot police Photograph: Reuters Flames rise from Port Said stadium Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images Supporters clash with each other and the police in the stands Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA / Rex Features/Rex Features

Source: The Guardian ↗

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