In January, a deadly riot broke out in Port Said after an Egyptian court sentenced 21 to death in connection with a 2012 soccer riot that killed 74 people. The court confirmed those sentences Saturday and sentenced 45 others to prison. A short time later, a police club and Egypt’s soccer federation headquarters were torched by rioters.
Photos from Cairo:
Police club on fire in upscale area of Cairo RT @DavidKenner: RT @lailanaga29: Nady el zobat in Zamalek now. pic.twitter.com/NSWO8tcSu4
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) March 9, 2013
In Cairo, following court verdict, fire at a police club in Zamalek, near crowds of ahly ultras. Sporadic gunfire pic.twitter.com/wrB4lRNrRD
— Abigail Hauslohner (@ahauslohner) March 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/Louya_/status/310331028529098752
Poor Zamalek #destruction #fire #tennis #courts #cairo #egypt http://t.co/PcKwcBtTyj
— socialism or barbarism (@NotNihal) March 9, 2013
http://instagram.com/p/Wo8ZeKMx7p/
Photo: Two large fires around Al-Ahly club now #cairo #egypt http://t.co/9V8g6YujDp
— Pascale A Nader (@PascaleNader) March 9, 2013
#Cairo on fire..! Police social club in #Zamalek neighborhood on fire.. pic.twitter.com/WbB5vMsoNL
— Momen El-Husseiny (@momen81) March 9, 2013
Helicopters doing rounds 3hrs later, dropping water to put out the 3rd fire #cairo #egypt #zamalek #egypolice http://t.co/5WDE8vmv34
— Pascale A Nader (@PascaleNader) March 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/Louya_/statuses/310332484472688641
NEWS : The headquarters of the Egyptian #Football Association was destroyed by fire this morning in #Cairo #egypt pic.twitter.com/orSeXKlgyt
— Sport & Société (@SportSociete) March 9, 2013
What a mess. The police club now. #Egypt #Cairo pic.twitter.com/dEcBHsRYpZ
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) March 9, 2013
Violence continues to flare in Cairo:
Crowd of protesters furious. Attacking ambulance. #cairo #egypt http://t.co/bbeG17sMHl
— Cliff Cheney (@cliffcheney) March 9, 2013
Meanwhile in Sinai:
State of emergency in Sinai over Jihadist militants #Egypt
— Bel Trew (@Beltrew) March 9, 2013
More from Reuters:
Egypt’s Interior Ministry told police in the Sinai peninsula to raise a state of emergency after obtaining intelligence that jihadists might attack their forces there, state news agency MENA reported.
Officials have expressed growing worries about security in the desert region which borders Israel and is home to a number of tourist resorts.
Twitchy will monitor this story and update with any developments.
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