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Egyptian protester killed in fresh Cairo clashes
 [Iran Press TV] An Egyptian protester has been killed in fresh clashes that erupted in Cairo following the announcement of a court ruling on last year's soccer riot.The head of Egypt's emergency services, Mohammed Sultan, said a protester "suffocated" after inhaling tear gas and "died in the ambulance on his way to hospital" on Saturday. However, other contradicting reports indicated that a protester was shot dead in clashes with riot police in central Cairo. A witness at the scene said he saw the protester being brought to a mosque near Liberation Square with gunshot wounds. Earlier in the day, Egyptian soccer fans set fire to the country's soccer association and a police club complex in the capital following the announcement of the verdict. Cairo Criminal Court upheld the death sentence for 21 defendants in the 2012 Port Said soccer riot trial. The court also handed life sentences to five other defendants, gave 19 lesser jail terms and acquitted 28 others. Posted by: Fred 2013-03-10 |
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