Cairo: Shots were fired on Sunday in the Egyptian canal city of Port Said at the funeral of people killed in clashes triggered by death sentences on supporters of a local football team, witnesses told AFP.
Thousands had joined the funeral procession after noon prayers when loud gunfire sent mourners running in several directions amid chaotic scenes before calm was restored.
Bodies wrapped in white shrouds were laid in open coffins, carried by a sea of mourners along Port Said’s main avenue.
On Saturday, 31 people were killed in the canal city in clashes with police after a court in Cairo handed down death sentences on 21 supporters of Port Said’s Al-Masry football club.
It was not immediately clear how many of the 31 dead were being buried on Sunday.
There was no police presence securing Sunday’s funeral in Port Said, where shops and businesses remained closed for a second day, state television reported.
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