Egypt declares 74 dead soccer fans martyrs of the revolution
Ultras demonstrate on Tahrir Square (Credit: Associated Press)
By James M. Dorsey
Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi has included 72 soccer fans killed last year in a politically loaded soccer brawl among those recognized as martyrs of the revolution that toppled president Hosni Mubarak amd mounting concern of a renewed soccer violence.
In recognizing the d…
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