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Egypt footbal violence - 75+ killed and thousands injured
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Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:41 amby aCe'
[url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/international/9056045/Egypt-Football-riots-Egyptian-Football-Federation-suspends-leagues-after-fan-deaths-in-Por
t-Said.html]link with videos[/url]
Unbelievable. Police and army have been blamed for failing to control the crowds and football in the country has been indefinitely suspended. At the same time this was happening, fans at a different ground started burning the other stadium down upon learning that the game would be suspended due to the events.
Sad, sad state the country is in. Condolences to the families and loved ones of all of those who lost their lives.
Posted:
Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:52 amby metalhead
I've got an Egyptian at work, he is going mental about this, he blames the fans, security and government. Some even wish Husni Mubarak is back in power because they think he would have prevented this from happening 
uneducated iliterate idiots started the trouble and the security forces just sat there watching.
What's mind boggling that the commander in chief of the security forces in Egypt comes up and says ''well this happens all over the world'' what a complete idiot
RIP to the 73
Posted:
Thu Feb 02, 2012 12:07 pmby RedAnt
How does such an ancient, beautiful and cultural country slip so far?
Very sad.
RIP
Posted:
Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:44 pmby Greavesie
metalhead wrote:I've got an Egyptian at work, he is going mental about this, he blames the fans, security and government. Some even wish Husni Mubarak is back in power because they think he would have prevented this from happening
uneducated iliterate idiots started the trouble and the security forces just sat there watching.
What's mind boggling that the commander in chief of the security forces in Egypt comes up and says ''well this happens all over the world'' what a complete idiot
RIP to the 73
pretty much. Everyone has to take their share, police, security, FA, fans and all. It's absolutely appaling
RIP
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Thu Feb 02, 2012 3:13 pmby worcester_red
RedAnt wrote:How does such an ancient, beautiful and cultural country slip so far?
Very sad.
RIP
it's very sad
Posted:
Thu Feb 02, 2012 5:55 pmby metalhead
Been reading through a few articles (most of it is in Arabic) what happened is politically motivated
Sad but true
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Thu Feb 02, 2012 6:05 pmby stmichael
i've quite literally never seen anything like it. there was a picture i saw of one fan with his eyes gauged out. made me feel sick
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Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:55 pmby dawson99
the 'people' have been bottling the police for weeks, months, so the police basically told them to get on with it.
This has nothing to do with football
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:02 amby maguskwt
This is really F up... you can see the home fans pouring forward towards the visitor's end of the stadium and the riot police in an 'honor' guard formation behind the goal just stands there without doing anything...
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 8:58 amby Reg
Tragic. Politics does not belong in sport.
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:06 amby dawson99
They pelt the police, kill some, try to kill loads, then when the police 'leave them to it' they get angry. Eejits out there, no sympathy from me sorry
Tragic yes, but if you bite the hands that feeds you, it won't fed you no more
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:47 amby Greavesie
dawson99 wrote:They pelt the police, kill some, try to kill loads, then when the police 'leave them to it' they get angry. Eejits out there, no sympathy from me sorry
Tragic yes, but if you bite the hands that feeds you, it won't fed you no more
I agree with the sentiment entirely, me and you usually see eye to eye on political things. Still sympathy for those affected but kicking off more isnt going to help anything
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 11:53 amby RedAnt
My sympathy is for those that didn't want to be involved, and for those that lost loved ones.
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 12:00 pmby Reg
RedAnt wrote:My sympathy is for those that didn't want to be involved, and for those that lost loved ones.
And that is the whole point - the human cost.
The enquiry sort the rest out.
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:20 pmby metalhead
dawson99 wrote:They pelt the police, kill some, try to kill loads, then when the police 'leave them to it' they get angry. Eejits out there, no sympathy from me sorry
Tragic yes, but if you bite the hands that feeds you, it won't fed you no more
your being a bit naive don't you think?