Saturday, January 26, 2013

Deadly Riots in Egypt-Molly Paley


       Twenty-one people were sentenced to death after riots over a football game in Egypt; Thirty people died as a result of the riots. The twenty-one protesters were sentenced to death after their riots caused the deaths of seventy-four people. This is the largest death toll in egyptian football history. Most people died of concussions, cuts, or suffocation. Another riot took place in Egypt on Friday, protesters led a deadly riot about their opposition to the new President of Egypt. At least seven people were killed and 450 were wounded. I think the unrest is very sad. I hope that Egypt will soon have stability and peace throughout their country.




http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21211984

4 comments:

  1. This sounds horrible! We are so lucky to live in the United States. I can't imagine living somewhere with so much violence.
    Hannah Menchu

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  2. Dang! Those footballs fans are crazy! To think that a simple game could have caused these deaths! :(

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  3. It's crazy to me that football fans can get this violent.

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  4. Gosh...mabey they should get better security or something???

    -Anneke Davis

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