Egypt soccer violence verdict riot leaves 16 dead

PanARMENIAN.Net - At least 16 people were killed in Port Said on Saturday, January 26 in a rampage by protesters angry that a court had sentenced 21 people to death over a soccer stadium disaster that killed 74 last year, Reuters said.

Armored vehicles and military police were deployed on the streets of the Mediterranean city. The state news agency quoted a general as saying the military was sent to "establish calm and stability in Port Said and to protect public institutions."

The ruling followed nine deaths during protests nationwide on Friday and early on Saturday, held to mark two years since Egypt's revolution forced strongman Hosni Mubarak from power and to accuse President Mohamed Morsi and his Islamist allies of re-imposing authoritarian rule.