2012 Escalade violence Egypt

3. Egyptian riot police stand guard in Cairo Stadium during the first half of a match between Zamalek and Ismaili clubs in Cairo on Feb. 1, 2012. At least 73 people were killed in fan violence after a football match between Al-Ahly and Al-Masry clubs in the city of Port Said, the health ministry said, as Egypt struggled with a wave of incidents linked to poor security. (Mahmud Hams, AFP / Getty Images)

4. Egyptian fans of Al-Masry light flares during a football match against Al-Ahly in Port Said on Feb. 1, 2012. At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured when rival fans clashed after the football match, highlighting a security vacuum in post-revolution Egypt. (AFP / Getty Images)

5. Egyptian football fans rush to the pit during riots that erupted after a football match between Al-Masry and Al-Ahly teams in Port Said, 220 kms northeast of Cairo, on February 1, 2012. At least 73 people were killed and hundreds injured in the violence that erupted as soon as the referee blew the final whistle in the match.

6. Team players of the Egyptian Al-Ahly club run for safety during clashes following their soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Dozens of Egyptians were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said.

7. Team players of the Egyptian Al-Ahly club run for safety during clashes following their soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Dozens of Egyptians were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. (AP Photo/Ahmed Hassan)

8. Egyptian fans rush into the field following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Dozens of Egyptians were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. (AP Photo)

9. Egyptian fans rush into the field following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Dozens of Egyptians were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. (AP Photo

10. Riot police guard Al Ahli soccer players as they flee Port Said Stadium February 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football". Wednesday's trouble flared at the end of a match when Port Said team al-Masry beat Al Ahli, one of Egypt's most successful clubs, 3-1. REUTERS/Stringer

11. Team players of the Egyptian Al-Ahly club run for safety during clashes following their soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Dozens of Egyptians were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. (AP Photo/Ahmed Hassan

12. Egyptian Al-Ahly players escape from the field as fans of Al-Masry team rush after them during riots that erupted after the football match between the two teams in Port Said, 220 kms northeast of Cairo, on February 1, 2012. At least 73 people were killed and hundreds injured in the violence that erupted as soon as the referee blew the final whistle in the match. - Getty images

13. Egyptian Al-Ahly players escape from the field as fans of Al-Masry team rush to the pit during clashes that erupted after a football match between the two teams in Port Said, 220 kms northeast of Cairo, on February 1, 2012. At least 40 people were killed and hundreds injured according to medical sources. - Getty images

14. Al Ahli soccer players try to leave the stadium as chaos erupts at a soccer stadium in Port Said city, in Egypt, February 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football". Wednesday's trouble flared at the end of a match when Port Said team al-Masry beat Al Ahli, one of Egypt's most successful clubs, 3-1. REUTERS/Stringer

15. Egyptian fans celebrate their team's win before rushing into the field following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Dozens of Egyptians were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. (AP Photo)

16. Egyptian police arrest a soccer fan at Port Said Stadium February 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football". REUTERS/Stringer

17. An Medical personnel carry a wounded soccer fan at Port Said Stadium February 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football". REUTERS/Stringer

18. Football fans try to leave the stadium as chaos erupts at a soccer stadium in Port Said city, Egypt, February, 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as a war, not football. REUTERS/Stringer

19. An Egyptian policeman helps an injured football fan during clashes at the football stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Dozens of Egyptian soccer fans were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. (AP Photo/Ahmed Hassan)

20. A policeman arrests an injured rioting soccer fan as chaos erupts at a soccer stadium in Port Said city, in Egypt, February 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football". REUTERS/Stringer

21. An Al-Ahly fan lights flares as he shouts slogans against the military council and police before their Egypt Premier League soccer match against Misr El-Makasa in Cairo Stadium December 23, 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

22. Police react as chaos erupts at a soccer stadium in Port Said city, Egypt, February 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football". REUTERS/Stringer

23. A soccer fan flees from a fire at Cairo stadium February, 1, 2012. Crowds set parts of the stadium on fire in reaction to a soccer pitch invasion during another soccer match held at the Egyptian city of Port Said. At least 50 people were killed and hundreds of others injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in Port Said, healthy ministry sources said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football". REUTERS/Stringer

24. Police officers react as chaos erupts at a soccer stadium in Port Said city, Egypt, February 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as a war, not football. REUTERS/Stringer

25. Flares are thrown in the stadium during clashes that erupted after a football match between Egypt's Al-Ahly and Al-Masry teams in Port Said, 220 kms northeast of Cairo, on Feb. 1, 2012. (AFP / Getty Images)

26. A wounded Egyptian fan of Al-Masry is escorted by a medic and a friend following clashes between rival football fans after a football match between Al-Masry and Al-Ahly in Port Said on Feb. 1, 2012. At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured when rival fans clashed after the football match, highlighting a security vacuum in post-revolution Egypt. (AFP / Getty Images)

27. Egyptian police clash with fans after a football match between Al-Ahly and Al-Masry teams in Port Said, 220 kms northeast of Cairo, on Feb. 1, 2012. At least 73 people were killed and hundreds injured according to medical sources. (AFP / Getty Images)

28. Egyptian fans clash with riot police following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Some dozens of Egyptian soccer fans were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. (AP Photo)

29. Soccer fans flee from a fire at Port Said Stadium February 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football". REUTERS/Stringer

30. Soccer fans flee from a fire at Port Said Stadium February 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football". REUTERS/Stringer

31. Soccer fans flee from Port Said Stadium February 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football". REUTERS/Stringer

32. A soccer fan flees from the Port Said Stadium February 1, 2012. Seventy-three people were killed and at least 1,000 injured on Wednesday after a soccer pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said, a health ministry official said, in an incident that one player described as "a war, not football". REUTERS/Stringer

33. Egyptians crowd a train station waiting for their friends and relatives' arrival from Port Said in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Witnesses say scores of Egyptian soccer fans were stabbed to death while others suffocated, trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones in the country's worst ever soccer violence. (AP Photo)

34. People wait for those wounded during clashes in Port Said stadium to arrive at Ramses metro station in Cairo early February 2, 2012. Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian soccer match, prompting fans and politicians on Thursday to turn on the ruling army for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was ousted. REUTERS/Stringe

35. People gather around a train as they wait for the arrival of those wounded during clashes in Port Said stadium, at Ramses metro station in Cairo early February 2, 2012. Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian soccer match, prompting fans and politicians on Thursday to turn on the ruling army for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was ousted. REUTERS/Stringer

36. AP photos An injured man is carried after arriving from Port Said at a train station in Cairo on Feb. 2, 2012.

37. People wait for those wounded during clashes in Port Said stadium to arrive at Ramses metro station in Cairo early February 2, 2012. Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian soccer match, prompting fans and politicians on Thursday to turn on the ruling army for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was ousted. REUTERS/Stringer

38. A man reacts after the arrival of people wounded in clashes in Port Said stadium, at Ramses metro station in Cairo early February 2, 2012. Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian soccer match, prompting fans and politicians on Thursday to turn on the ruling army for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was ousted. REUTERS/Stringer

39. Egypt's Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri, center, attends an emergency working session in the Egyptian parliament in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Egypt's prime minister has dissolved the Egyptian Soccer Federation's board and referred its members for questioning by prosecutors after post-match clashes that left 74 dead. Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri announced the decision during Thursday's emergency parliamentary session, a day after a match between Al-Ahly and Al-Masry soccer teams in the Mediterranean city of Port Said turned deadly. (AP Photo

40. Egyptian women react after hearing about the death of their relatives during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Scores of Egyptian soccer fans were crushed to death Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, while others were fatally stabbed or suffocated after being trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones, in the country's worst ever soccer violence that killed at least 74 people, witnesses and health officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

41. An Egyptian woman cries outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Scores of Egyptian soccer fans were crushed to death Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, while others were fatally stabbed or suffocated after being trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones, in the country's worst ever soccer violence that killed at least 74 people, witnesses and health officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)

42. Egyptian women react after hearing about the death of their relatives killed during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Scores of Egyptian soccer fans were crushed to death Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, while others were fatally stabbed or suffocated after being trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones, in the country's worst ever soccer violence that killed at least 74 people, witnesses and health officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

43. Egyptian women react after hearing about the death of their relatives during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Scores of Egyptian soccer fans were crushed to death Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, while others were fatally stabbed or suffocated after being trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones, in the country's worst ever soccer violence that killed at least 74 people, witnesses and health officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

44. Mourners carry the body of a victim of clashes at a soccer stadium outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Scores of Egyptian soccer fans were crushed to death Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, while others were fatally stabbed or suffocated after being trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones, in the country's worst ever soccer violence that killed at least 74 people, witnesses and health officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/ Mohammed Asad)

45. A soccer fan who was wounded in clashes in Port Said stadium is helped by medics upon his arrival at a military airport in Cairo February 2, 2012. Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian soccer match, prompting fans and politicians on Thursday to turn on the ruling army for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was ousted. REUTERS/Stringer

46. Prosecutor-General Mahmoud Abdel-Meguid, second left, tours a stadium with other officials the morning after deadly clashes occurred in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Scores of Egyptian soccer fans were crushed to death while others were fatally stabbed or suffocated after being trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones, in the country's worst ever soccer violence that killed at least 74 people, witnesses and health officials said Thursday. Head of sports committee in parliament, said that the parliament holds the interior minister responsibility for the violence. He demanded ouster of the Prosecutor-General Mahmoud Abdel-Meguid to guarantee "transparent investigations." (AP Photo)

47. A blood-stained piece of cotton wool is seen on the ground one day after soccer supporters clashed at the Port Said stadium February 2, 2012. Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian soccer match, prompting fans and politicians on Thursday to turn on the ruling army for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was ousted. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany

48. A shoe is seen inside the goal net one day after soccer supporters clashed at the Port Said stadium February 2, 2012. Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian soccer match, prompting fans and politicians on Thursday to turn on the ruling army for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was ousted. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany

49. Blood is seen on a chair one day after supporters clashed at the Port Said stadium February 2, 2012. Seventy-four people were killed when supporters clashed at an Egyptian soccer match, prompting fans and politicians on Thursday to turn on the ruling army for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since Hosni Mubarak was ousted. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany

50. An Egyptian man reacts after hearing about the death of his relative killed during clashes at a soccer stadium, outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Scores of Egyptian soccer fans were crushed to death Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, while others were fatally stabbed or suffocated after being trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones, in the country's worst ever soccer violence that killed at least 74 people, witnesses and health officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)