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Referee halts football match in Damietta after riots
Monday 27-05-2013 08:40 PM
(Archive) Clashes during match between Al-Ahli and Al-Masri clubs in Port Said - photo from Reuters
Fans of the Suez football team stormed al-Zarqa stadium in Damietta after the rival team scored a second goal in a crucial match between them.
The Suez team fans smashed the stadium's seats after al-Zarqa team, the host, scored the second goal, which prompted the referee to halt the match.
In 2012, riots following a football match in Port Said killed more than 70 people in one of the deadliest incidents in the history of Egyptian football.
