CAIRO: Egyptian football club al-Ahly issued a statement giving their condolences for the 73 people killed and the hundreds who were injured on Wednesday night following the club's match in Port Said. The club also announced a three-day mourning period starting Thursday and the suspension of all athletic and sport activities at the club. “These events have no relations to sports especially after it evolved violently against the Ahly fans,” said the statement that was signed by Hassan Hamdy, the general manager of the club. They also announced they are filing a complaint at the Supreme Council for the Armed Forces (SCAF), the Egyptian parliament and the general prosecutor demanding an investigation into the violence,” the statement read. The Ahly board is also scheduled to hold an emergency meeting. “We will not let these events pass by without bringing justice to the dead and their families,” the statement continued. The team and their fans are now en route via planes to Cairo after the SCAF decided to send two military planes to evacuate them from the stadium after being locked inside for hours with the injured and dying. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/e1qUq Tags: Ahly, Mourning, Port Said Section: Egypt, Egyptian Sport, Latest News
