For the past couple of days, downtown Port Said has played host to an uncharacteristically vicious and surreal spate of violence. You'll remember the Egyptian city as the location of the football riots that took place at the beginning of last year, claiming the lives of 74 fans from both Al-Masry, the Port Said team, and Al Ahly, their Cairo-based opponents. You also might remember it from the riots that ensued after the 21 defendants brought to trial in the riot case – all Al-Masry fans from Port Said – were sentenced to death.
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