Violent Protests Rage on in Port Said

Author:
AlJazeera English
Publisher:
AlJazeera English
Publication Date:
4 March 2013
Tags:
Egypt, Arms and Military Affairs, Legal and Judicial Affairs

In Egypt, violent clashes have continued in the city of Port Said. A football riot there last year left 74 Cairo fans dead, and after the trials of the alleged perpetrators, the government has struggled to maintain order. Now what some locals see as a heavy-handed police crackdown is adding to the city's tensions. Al Jazeera's Anita McNaught reports from Port Said.

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