Egypt court sentences 11 to death over 2012 football riot

April 19, 2015 16:24

An Egyptian court today sentenced 11 youths to death for their involvement in the deadliest sport- related incident in the soccer-crazy nation, the 2012 football riots in Port Said in which 74 fans were killed.

The sentencing was referred to the Grand Mufti -- the country's most senior religious authority who according to Egyptian law must review all death sentences although his decision is not binding.

The court fixed May 30 for the final verdict in the deadly riots that broke out following an Egyptian Premier League between Cairo's El-Ahly and home team Al-Masry in February, 2012.

Today's sentencing came following a retrial of 73 defendents after an appeals court rejected a lower court's verdict that sentenced 21 people to death for their involvement in the incident.

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