Egypt football violence leaves dozens dead in Port Said – in pictures
Egyptian soldiers wheel a wounded Al-Ahly fan after his arrival in Cairo aboard a military planePhotograph: AFP/Getty ImagesMourners carry the bodies of victims of the violence in Port SaidPhotograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/ReutersWomen mourn at a morgue in Cairo after the violence that left 74 people deadPhotograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images
People stand around the body of a victim Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty ImagesBlood stains left on a chair after supporters clashed at the Port Said stadium Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/ReutersPeople crowd a train station waiting for their friends and relatives' arrival from Port SaidPhotograph: APPeople pray as they wait at Ramses metro station for the arrival of those wounded in clashes in Port Said stadiumPhotograph: ReutersPeople gather around a train as they wait for the arrival of those wounded during clashesPhotograph: ReutersA wounded fan of Al-Masry is escorted by a medic and a friend during the clashesPhotograph: AFP/Getty ImagesAn injured fan is led away during the clashes Photograph: Keystone/Rex FeaturesEl-Ahly football players run for cover as fans clash at the Port Said stadiumPhotograph: Keystone/Rex FeaturesFans start a fire at Cairo International Stadium in protest Photograph: Keystone/Rex FeaturesRiot police stand guard before chaos erupted in the game between Cairo club Al-Ahly and local club Al-Masry at Port Said football stadiumPhotograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty ImagesPlayers from Cairo club Al-Ahly try to leave the stadium as violence breaks outPhotograph: ReutersA man ducks as he flees from a firePhotograph: ReutersFans on the pitch in Port Said. 'This is not football. This is a war and people are dying in front of us,' an Al-Ahly player said afterwardsPhotograph: EPAPeople fight in the stands. One man at the game accused the military of a 'purposeful' security lapsePhotograph: EPAMedical personnel carry a wounded man off the pitchPhotograph: ReutersPolice react as flares are thrown at them Photograph: ReutersAl-Ahly players leave the pitch, ushered by a small group of riot policePhotograph: ReutersFlames rise from Port Said stadium Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty ImagesSupporters clash with each other and the police in the standsPhotograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA / Rex Features/Rex Features
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