CAIRO: England's Liverpool football club has sent a message to Egypt in light of the violence that erupted following a match between Egyptian giants al-Ahly and Port Said's al-Masry in the latter's home stadium. Following the sad news from Port Said we'd like to send our condolences to all in Egypt affected by this tragic event,” the English club wrote on their Facebook page. “You are in our thoughts tonight,” the club added. At least 73 people were killed in the violence that erupted shortly after the match ended on Wednesday evening. Ahly players said that police and armed forces were nowhere to be seen during or after the clashes and rumors were that the al-Masry fans, who initiated the attack after the match, were allegedly preventing the ambulances from entering the stadium for an hour and half. Some players were also injured during the attack. Ahly TV showed split screen footage of the clashes beginning and riot police, clad with shields, standing in a tunnel immobile and not moving to intervene. A makeshift medical unit was established in the Ahly locker room, where the fans and players took shelter from the attack. The head of the Ahly club said the locker room turned into a morgue where people were dying as a result of a lack of medical assistance. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/aIqZf Tags: Ahly, Liverpool, Port Said, Violence Section: Egypt, Egyptian Sport, Football, Latest News
