By the death penalty in the case of the stadium tragedy in Egypt in 2012, sentenced 11 people – Kommersant

                             
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Cairo criminal court sentenced to death 11 people accused in the case of Port Said Stadium disaster in 2012 year. One defendant was sentenced in absentia to 21 people opravda, others received various prison terms, reports Tass.

As reported by “Kommersant”, the tragedy occurred after the end of a football match between “Al-Masri “Port Said and” Al-Ahly “from Cairo. Local fans spilled out onto the pitch and began to attack the players and coaches, “Al-Ahly”, as well as ordinary fans from Cairo. The security forces did not intervene in almost happened at the stadium. As a result, the victims of the mass fights and started a stampede, according to preliminary data, 74 people became. In addition, several hundred Egyptians were injured varying degrees of severity.

About the riots in Egypt in 2013, caused by the announcement of the verdict on the case, see the article “b” “The Egyptians otfutbolivat President».