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This is not football, this is a war and people are dying’: More than 70 dead and 1,000 injured after pitch invasion in Egypt
Leon Watson (Daily Mail)
Feb. 3, 2012
At least 74 football fans were killed and hundreds injured after a pitch invasion in Egypt last night.
Trouble flared after a match in the city of Port Said when armed fans surged forward seconds after the final whistle.
The home team, Al-Masry, secured a rare 3-1 victory against the country’s top team, Al-Ahly.
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