More than 70 dead after pitch invasion in Egypt

[MrCoffee]

At least 73 people were killed and 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a football pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football".

"It is the biggest disaster in Egypt's soccer history," the country's deputy health minister told state television.

Violence at football matches across north Africa has increased significantly since political unrest sweeping across the region began more than a year ago.

Wednesday's trouble flared at the end of a match when Port Said team Al-Masry beat Al Ahly, one of Egypt's most successful clubs, 3-1.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/feb/01/egypt-football-pitch-invasion-dead

[NinjaKid]

1. This is sad

I understand how people could be so passionate about soccer but what i don't understand is that how they could go to such extent like what happened there. Tsk !