CAIRO — Witnesses say scores of Egyptian soccer fans were stabbed to death while others suffocated, trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones in the country’s worst ever soccer violence.
Egyptian protesters clash with volunteer members of Muslim brotherhood who guard outside the Egyptian parliament during a rally in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Egypt’s newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country’s military rulers Tuesday, accusing them of trampling on democratic norms and overstepping their powers by passing laws, including a crucial one regulating presidential elections. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Egyptian women shout slogans during a rally outside the Parliament in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Egypt’s newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country’s military rulers Tuesday, accusing them of trampling on democratic norms and overstepping their powers by passing laws, including a crucial one regulating presidential elections. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Egyptian protesters shout slogans during a rally outside the Parliament in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Egypt’s newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country’s military rulers Tuesday, accusing them of trampling on democratic norms and overstepping their powers by passing laws, including a crucial one regulating presidential elections. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Egyptian fans rush into the field following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Dozens of Egyptians were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt’s Health ministry said. (AP Photo)
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At least 74 people died and hundreds were injured after Wednesday’s game in the seaside city of Port Said, when disgruntled fans of the home team, Al Masry, rushed the pitch, setting off clashes and a stampede as riot police largely failed to intervene.
Ahmed Ghaffar, one of the visiting Al Ahly fans at the stadium, says "layers of people" were stuck trying to escape, "suffocating inside a narrow corridor."
Activists have accused the police and military of failing to intervene to deepen instability and chaos in Egypt, a year after ouster of longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak.
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Egyptian protesters clash with volunteer members of Muslim brotherhood who guard outside the Egyptian parliament during a rally in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Egypt’s newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country’s military rulers Tuesday, accusing them of trampling on democratic norms and overstepping their powers by passing laws, including a crucial one regulating presidential elections. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Egyptian women shout slogans during a rally outside the Parliament in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Egypt’s newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country’s military rulers Tuesday, accusing them of trampling on democratic norms and overstepping their powers by passing laws, including a crucial one regulating presidential elections. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Egyptian protesters shout slogans during a rally outside the Parliament in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Egypt’s newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country’s military rulers Tuesday, accusing them of trampling on democratic norms and overstepping their powers by passing laws, including a crucial one regulating presidential elections. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Egyptian fans rush into the field following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Dozens of Egyptians were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt’s Health ministry said. (AP Photo)
