74 killed in Egypt after soccer match (AP)

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A narrow stadium exit turned into a death trap. Crowds of Egyptian soccer fans fleeing supporters of the opposing team armed with knives, clubs and stones rushed into the corridor, only to be crushed against a locked gate, their rivals attacking from behind, survivors and witnesses said. The result was the world's worst soccer violence in 15 years, with 74 people crushed, suffocated or stabbed...

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