Soccer Fans Key to Imminent Cairo Street Battle
The coming hours could determine whether embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's opponents and particularly the ultras, fanatic soccer fans of rival Cairo clubs Al Ahly and Al Zamalek, have the wherewithal to fight the apparently trained pro-Mubarak forces.
The ultras are one of the few, if not the only group among Mubarak's opponents, that not only…
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