Report: Seven dead following Port Said violence
Seven people were shot dead and hundreds were injured in Port Said on Sunday, reports Reuters.
The shootings happened during the funerals of 33 people killed in the city when residents went on the rampage after a court sentenced 21 people to death for their role in deadly soccer violence at a stadium there last year.
Where there is division in Egypt death seems to follow
Wherever there is division in Egypt right now – death seems sure to follow. The greatest toll came amid gunfire and tear gas in Port Said.
Football death sentences prompt deadly riots
Riots sparked by death sentences passed in connection with last year's deadly riot at the Port Said football stadium have killed 22 people.