Egyptians are trying to make sense of a soccer match that turned incredibly violent Wednesday night in Port Said, a city of 600,000 along the Mediterranean Sea, near the Sinai Peninsula.
According to various media reports, at least 73 people have died and more than 1,000 were wounded after a riot started when the Al-Ahly team beat the hometown Al-Masry team 3-1.
The death could rise to more than 150, the BBC said, as security officials try to rescue the injured and recover the dead from the body. There were reports that the Army was called in to provide helicopters to ferry the Al-Ahly team to safety.
It is the biggest disaster in the country's soccer history, said the Egyptian deputy health minister, according to the BBC.
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