The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly football riot rose to eight today, security officials said, as demonstrations continued in Cairo.

The number of protesters killed in clashes with security forces in the wake of a deadly football riot in Egypt has risen to seven, security officials said today.

Three people have been shot dead in clashes between Egyptian police and protesters angry over a football match riot that left 74 dead.

Two protesters have been shot dead in clashes with Egyptian police in Suez, the first to die in demonstrations that followed a football match riot that left 74 dead.

Anger over a deadly soccer riot erupted in fresh clashes that injured nearly 400 people yesterday as security forces fired tear gas at fans and other protesters who accused police of failing to stop the bloodshed.

Many Egyptians are blaming police and the ruling military for failing to prevent riots at a football match that left 74 people dead.

At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans invaded the pitch in the Egyptian seaside city of Port Said, following an upset victory by the home team over the country’s top club.

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, in what a minister called the biggest disaster in the nation’s soccer history.

At least 73 people have died in clashes after a football match in Egypt, state TV says.