Egypt court bans popular, hard-core 'ultra' soccer fan clubs (JMD quoted on Associated Press)

May 16, 2015

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Egypt court bans popular, hard-core 'ultra' soccer fan clubs

PUBLISHED: 14:51 GMT, 16 May 2015 | UPDATED: 14:51 GMT, 16 May 2015

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Saturday banned the country's hard-core soccer fan clubs, known as "ultras," over terrorism accusations.

The ultras took part in protests during and after the 2011 uprising, an…

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