The trial over the melee that killed 74 people after a soccer game in the city of Port Said in early 2012 has been the source of some of the worst unrest in recent weeks to hit Egypt. After the 21 people – most of them fans of Port Said’s Al-Masry club – were first sentenced to death on Jan. 28, violent riots erupted in the city that left some 40 people dead, most of them shot by police.
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