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What was behind Egypt football riot?

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Emergency meetings of the cabinet and parliament have been called in Egypt after a riot at a football match left at least 74 people dead.

Abdel Monem Said Aly, political columnist on the Al Ahram newspaper in Cairo, reflects on the political implications of the riots.


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