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Published on February 02, 2012
THREE-DAY MOURNING IN EGYPT
- The armed forces council of Egypt has declared a mourning for the 74 victims of mass disturbances following a soccer match. There are about 1,000 injured. After the soccer match in Port Sayid, fans of the winning home team Al-Masri attacked the soccer players and fans of the losing Al-Akhli team of Cairo. The match ended with a score of 3:1 in a tense atmopshere because the fans of the losing team had used swear words. The BBC reports that hundreds of people had gathered at the railway station in Cairo with protests against the military authoriites and the slogan "This is not soccer, it's a war". The BBC recalls that Al-Akhli's fans are particularly known as "mad men" and there were practically no security during the match.
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Headlines for February 02, 2012THREE-DAY MOURNING IN EGYPT
The armed forces council of Egypt has declared a mourning for the 74 victims of mass disturbances following a soccer match. There are about 1,000 injured. After the soccer match in Port Sayid, fans of ...YEREVAN IN "SNOW TRAP" TODAY
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The Ambassador highly appreciated ...MAYOR RESPONDS TO RESIDENTS
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The meeting was attended ...ETHICS COMMISSION UNDER PROSECUTOR GENERAL
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According to the decree the ...MINISTER LEAVING FOR MUNICH
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We remind that ...SURROUNDED TELEVISION STATION BUILDING
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Clinton viewed Georgia as a "valuable partner" after her meeting with Saakashvili.
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Film director Tigran Khzmalyan has sent an open letter to National Hero of Armenia, RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Switzerland, Sir Charles Aznavour.
"Distinguished Maestro,
The French ...DEMONSTRATIONS IN CAIRO AGAIN
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Armenian National Congress activist Tigran Arakelyan's attorney Vahe Grigoryan will present a challenge petition to Judge Gagik Poghosyan during the trial on February 7.
After the 15 minutes that the ...COLD WEATHER TAKING LIVES
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According to today's sources, 112 people have died from the cold weather in different countries across Europe, reports the Associated Press. ...
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