Fourteen Dead After Football Fans Sentenced

Troops are being sent to Port Said after violent clashes erupted following the sentencing to death of football fans who rioted during a game in 2012.

As the death sentence was read out in court and broadcast live on Egyptian television, families of those who were killed during the match, who were in the public gallery, wailed in disbelief and relief and shouted "God is great!"

Relatives and protesters of those sentenced reportedly attempted to storm the prison where the defendants are being held leading to fierce clashes which left fourteen people dead, including two policemen.

Disbelief: Families of fans killed shouted 'God is great' after the verdict

Meanwhile, some residents in Port Said, where the match was played, were angry that people from their city were being held responsible for the disaster, and many rampaged through the streets and attempted to storm a police station.

Automatic weapons were used against police who responded with tear gas, according to witnesses and troops are being sent to Port Said, a senior army officer said.

"It has been decided to deploy some units to work for calm and stability and the protection of public establishments," General Ahmed Wasfi said in a statement.

Mothers of those who died join football fans in a march for justice

Shops closed and armoured personnel vehicles were deployed as fighting raged in some streets around the prison.

In Cairo, both inside and outside court, there were explosions of joy. Relatives hugged and shouted "God is great".

One man who lost his son in the Port Said clashes wept outside the court and said he was satisfied with the verdict.

Another, Hassan Mustafa, had pinned a picture of his dead friend to his chest and said he was pleased with the verdict, but wanted "justice served for those who planned the killing."

People react after hearing the verdict

In February 2012 more than 70 people were killed in Port Said during clashes between fans of home side Al Masry and diehard supporters of Cairo's Al Ahly, known as 'Ultras'.

Doctors treating the victims said some had been stabbed to death. One player caught up in the rioting described it as "a war".

Witnesses said most of the deaths involved people who had been trampled in the crush of panicked crowds, or who fell from terraces.

After the violence, deputy health minister Hesham Sheiha told state television: "This is unfortunate and deeply saddening. It is the biggest disaster in Egypt's soccer history."

Among those on trial are nine security officials. The riot was the world's deadliest soccer violence in 15 years

Some of the defendants accused of involvement in the violence

The judge said in his statement read live on state TV that he would announce the verdict for the remaining 52 defendants on March 9..

As is customary in Egypt, the death sentences will be sent to religious authority, the Grand Mufti, for approval.

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