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Soccer deaths raise stakes for Egypt’s general-turned-president Al Sisi

Soccer deaths raise stakes for Egypt’s general-turned-president Al Sisi

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Feb 09, 2015
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By James M. Dorsey

The death of at least 40 militant, highly politicized, and street battle-hardened Egyptian soccer fans in clashes with security forces raises the stakes for general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s efforts to suppress political dissent.

The incident is one of the worst in Egyptian sporting history and the latest in a number of ma…

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