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Cairo: Death toll from rioting in the coastal city Port Said has
reached 31, Egyptian authorities said.
The clash erupted after a court handed down death sentences
over last year's deadly football riot.
Army enforcements are being deployed to the area to restore order.
Clashes broke out Saturday between relatives of those
sentenced to death and police guarding the prison where those convicted are
being held. The violence spread with
reports of rival groups of football fans firing live rounds at each other and
police.
Those clashes were between
fans of the Port Said soccer
club Al-Masry and the Cairo team Al-Ahly.
Although the clashes occured in Port Said, the men were
tried and convicted in a court in Cairo.
Another 52 defendents are awaiting verdicts in the case, and
an announcement is expected on March 9.