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ESL / EFL Lesson Activity on Egypt Soccer Riots

The Egyptian government has three days of national mourning 74 people died in a at a soccer game. Rival fans clashed each other in the city of Port Said. The game was two of Egypt’s top clubs - Al-Masry and Al-Ahly. Hundreds of ran onto the pitch after the match . Many were carrying and clubs. Many people died from stab , but more were crushed in a stampede as people tried to leave the stadium in of their lives.

Egyptians are now where the security were at the game and why they could not stop the violence. People are by the lack of security that followed year’s revolution. One of Al-Ahly’s veteran , Mohamed Abou-Treika, said on TV: “The security forces left us, they did not us. One fan just died in the dressing room in of me.” He added: “This is not football. This is a and people are dying in front of us….I for the Premier League to be .”