Egyptians ranging from soccer fans to lawmakers blamed the country's military rulers for a bloody post-match riot Thursday as anger mounted over the failure of police to stop the violence when a narrow stadium exit turned into a death trap in a seaside city north of the capital.
An injured man is carried after arriving from Port Said at a train station in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptians crowd a train station waiting for their friends and relatives' arrival from Port Said in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptians crowd a train station waiting for their friends and relatives' arrival from Port Said in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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An injured man chants anti-military slogans in front of the Al-Ahly club in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptians chant anti-military slogans and carry the national flag in front of the Al-Ahly club in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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An Egyptian man stands against a wall with the Al-Ahly logo painted on it in front of the Al-Ahly club in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Prosecutor-General Mahmoud Abdel-Meguid, second left, tours a stadium with other officials the morning after deadly clashes occurred in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Thousands of Egyptian soccer fans protest at Sphinx Square in Cairo, Egypt, against the killing of at least 74 people in the country's worst ever soccer violence in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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An Egyptian soccer fan shouts anti-ruling military council slogans during a protest at Sphinx square in Cairo, Egypt, against killing of at least 74 people in the country's worst ever soccer violence, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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An Egyptian woman grieves after learning of the death of her son during clashes at a soccer stadium outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptians perform prayers for the victims of the country's worst ever soccer violence during a protest at Sphinx Square in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptian soccer fans shout slogans during a protest at Sphinx Square against the killing of at least 74 people in the country's worst ever soccer violence in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptian women react after hearing about the death of their relatives during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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An Egyptian woman reacts after hearing about the death of her relatives during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptian women react after hearing about the death of their relatives during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptian soccer fans perch on the base of a statue of Mohammad Abdul Wahab, modern Egypt's best known singer, during a protest at Sphinx Square against the killing of at least 74 people in the country's worst ever soccer violence in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptian soccer fans chant slogans during a protest at Sphinx Square against the killing of at least 74 people in the country's worst ever soccer violence in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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An Egyptian man is comforted by relatives, after learning the death of a relative during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Relatives of Egyptians injured and killed in clashes at a soccer stadium, gather outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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An Egyptian man reacts after hearing about the death of his relative killed during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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An Egyptian woman reacts after learning of the death of a relative during clashes at a soccer stadium outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptian women react after hearing about the death of their relatives killed during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012
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Friends of Egyptians injured in clashes at a soccer stadium, are reflected on the window of an ambulance carrying a body of an Egyptian killed in the clashes, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptians carry a coffin with the body of their relative who was killed during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptian women react after hearing about the death of their relatives during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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An Egyptian woman reacts after hearing about the death of her son during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Men react outside a morgue holding the bodies of Egyptians killed in clashes at a soccer stadium in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Mourners carry the body of a victim of clashes at a soccer stadium outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Mourners carry the body of a victim of clashes at a soccer stadium outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptians sit on a sidewalk in front of the Al-Ahly sporting club in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Discarded shoes are seen at a soccer stadium the day after deadly clashes in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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A general view of a soccer stadium the day after deadly clashes in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012
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Egyptians chant slogans during a march the day after deadly clashes at a soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Upturned seats are seen at a soccer stadium the day after deadly clashes in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptian protesters march toward the sports complex of the Al-Ahly sporting club, unseen, to show solidarity and support for the victims of deadly clashes at a soccer stadium, in Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptian protesters fly their national flag and the flag of the Al-Ahly sporting club while they rally in solidarity and support for the club and chanting anti-ruling military council slogans on their way to Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptian protesters fly their national flag and the flag of the Al-Ahly sporting club while they rally in solidarity and support for the club and chanting anti-ruling military council slogans on their way to Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012
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Egyptians chant slogans during a march the day after deadly clashes occurred at a stadium in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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Egyptian protesters wave flags after climbing a cement block barrier separating the interior ministry from Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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An Egyptian protester holds a banner that reads in Arabic, 'yesterday the rebels wanted the authority, now they want the Field Marshal's head,'while fellow protesters climb a cement block barrier separating the interior ministry from Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.
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An Egyptian protester, right, holds gas canisters as another holds an office drawer used as an improvised shield during clashes with security forces near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
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An Egyptian protester holds up a national flag as others throw stones during clashes with security forces near the Interior Ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2012.
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An Egyptian youth throws a stone at security forces, not pictured, during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
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Egyptian protesters run from tear gas fired by security forces during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012
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An Egyptian protester runs from tear gas fired by security forces during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
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Egyptian protesters react to tear gas fired by security forces during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
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An Egyptian protester throws away a tear gas canister fired by security forces during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
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Egyptian protesters help a wounded man during clashes with security forces near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
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An Egyptian protester, center, is enveloped in tear gas fired by security forces during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
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Egyptian protesters run from tear gas fired by security forces during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012.
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