THREE KILLED IN CAIRO VIOLENCE RAGES AFTER PORT SAID VERDICT
09 March, 2013 –(Russia Today) - Three protesters were killed and 65 reportedly injured in Cairo as outraged crowds protested both in the Egyptian capital and the city of Port Said over the latest verdict on the deadly Port Said stadium riot in February 2012.
Security sources have reported that one protester died after tear gas was fired. Meanwhile Ahram Online put the number of dead at three, claiming an 8 year-old boy was among the dead. The added two others were died of bullet wounds. There has been a difference in the numbers of injured with Reuters putting the figure at 65.
The Court’sverdict, broadcast live was initially cheered by fans of
Three protesters were killed and 65 reportedly injured in Cairo as outraged crowds protested both in the Egyptian capital and the city of Port Said
Cairo's Al-Ahly team.
"First we were happy when we heard the 21 death sentences," one fan told AFP news agency.
"We were cheering and didn't hear the rest of the verdict. Then we were very angry."
An Egyptian court has confirmed Saturday the death sentences for 21 football fans involved in the fatal riots in Port Said in 2012, in which most victims were supporters of the Cairo team.
It also sentenced five other suspects to life in jail and 10 others to 15-year terms, including the city’s security chief Esam Samak. Six defendants received 10-year terms, two more got five years and a single defendant received a 12-month sentence.
The court acquitted 28 other defendants. Reuters reported Judge Sobhy Abdel Maguid, listing the names of the 21 Al-Masry fans, said court confirmed "the death penalty by hanging",.