CNN: Anger flares in Egypt after 79 die in soccer riot

 

REPORT: Egyptians began three days of mourning Thursday for the 79 people who perished at a soccer riot in the Mediterranean city of Port Said, a disaster one team official called "a black day for football."
Dried blood caked seats in the stadium where fans of the hometown Al-Masry club stormed the field following the team's 3-1 win over Cairo's Al-Ahly club. Rival fans battled one another with rocks and chairs, while witnesses said many of the Al-Masry fans carried knives and sticks. Many of the dead suffocated in a crush as fans tried to flee the stadium, only to find a locked steel gate blocking their escape.
In the aftermath, horrified fans questioned why police didn't stop the Al-Masry fans from rushing the visitors' stands, why exits were barred and how fans brought weapons into the stadium.

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