(MENAFN) Egypt has upheld the death sentences against 11 men for their role in the country's worst football violence - the so-called Port Said "massacre" that left 72 people dead.
The Cairo Appeals Court, the highest civilian court in Egypt, confirmed the sentences on Monday, five years after the violence on 1 February 2012 in Port Said during a match between al-Ahly and the local team, al-Masry.
Fans of Ahly have long accused al-Masry fans of being responsible for the violence, saying that Masry supporters attacked them with knives, swords and fireworks just after Ahly"s 3-1 victory.
The case, known in local media as the "Port Said massacre", has taken years to progress through the courts.
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