Football ultras have a history of political violence

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Football ultras have a history of political violence

The trouble in Egypt is similar to that in Belgrade after the fall of Slobodan Milosevic, for which radical fans claimed creditExactly what happened in Port Said on Wednesday night, and exactly who was to blame for the 74 deaths, remains unclear. What is certain, though, is that football “ultras” have become increasingly visible – and not just in Egypt.