Egypt football violence: Hundreds injured in Cairo clashes

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LONDON. February 3. KAZINFORM Nearly 400 people have been injured in Cairo in fresh clashes between police and protesters angered by the deaths of 74 people on Wednesday after a football match in the city of Port Said; Kazinform refers to BBC.

Thousands marched to the interior ministry, where police fired tear gas to keep them back.

Two protesters are reported dead in similar clashes in the city of Suez.

Earlier, the Egyptian prime minister announced the sackings of several senior officials.

Funerals of some of the victims took place in Port Said.

The deaths on Wednesday came when fans invaded the pitch after a football match involving top Cairo club al-Ahly and the Port Said side al-Masry.

Revolution

As night fell in Cairo, several thousand demonstrators remained in the streets around the ministry, witnesses said.

In Suez, health official Mohammed Lasheen said two people had been shot dead early on Friday.

A doctor at a morgue confirmed the shootings.

It was not clear who was being blamed for the deaths, however, a witness quoted by Reuters said: "Protesters are trying to break into the Suez police station and police are now firing live ammunition."

Throughout Thursday, al-Ahly supporters gathered outside the club's stadium in Cairo. A series of protest marches moved towards Tahrir Square, and then on to the ministry of interior.

Some chanted slogans against Egypt's military rulers, while others threw stones.

"Our army must choose between the military council and the revolutionaries,'' they chanted.

Police fired tear gas to keep the thousands of protesters away from the ministry, which is protected by concrete barricades; Kazinform cites BBC.

To learn more go to www.bbc.co.uk

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