Photo Gallery Protests Return to Egypt
A protest scene in Cairo on Thursday night: Protesters in the Egyptian capital expressed their anger towards Egyptian police and the governing Supreme Military Council.
Police conducted a mass crackdown on the protesters. They launched tear gas and later fired rubber bullets into crowds. In the city of Suez, live ammunition was used, resulting in the deaths of two people.
After inhaling tear gas, hundreds of protesters required medical treatment.
There is a deep state of mourning in the country following Wednesday's tragedy at Port Said, where 74 people were killed in stadium riots that followed a professional soccer match.
Fans of rival football clubs engaged in bloody battles in the stadiums and security forces failed to bring the situation under control.
The football teams' professional players had to fend for themselves as they fled for their safety. Several players later quit their teams as a result of the rioting.
Rage against the powerful military: In the government quarter in Cairo, protests on Thursday at times grew violent. "That wasn't a sporting accident, it was a military massacre!" protesters shouted as they marched from the offices of the Al Ahli football club to Tahrir Square, the iconic site of Egypt's Arab Spring protests.
In this image, tear gas deployed by police can also be seen. Protesters reportedly threw stones during the demonstrations.
Amid the chaos, rescue workers had trouble driving to the scene, and many of the injured had to be carried out.
Here, a woman is taken to safety on a motorcycle.
Protesters also gathered in front of the Egyptian Interior Ministry on Thursday, just one day after 74 soccer fans were killed in rioting immediately following a game at the stadium in Port Said. The protesters are blaming police and the military, which holds power in the country, for the deaths.
Most of the people who died on Wednesday night were fans of Egypt's most popular and successful football team, Al Ahli of Cairo. On Thursday, fans waited at the Cairo station for trains carrying supporters of Al Ahli who experienced the events in Port Said to return from the city.
