BREAKING: Port Said Soccer Death Toll Now At 26 ((UPDATED: 73))

A Cairo, Egypt medical official has raised the official death toll to 26 after a riot broke out after the Port Said match with Al-Masry...

Some of the dead in Wednesday's clashes were security officers. A security official and another medic said fans of Al-Masry swarmed the field after a rare 3-1 win against rival Al-Ahly.

Here's the beginning of the riot...
((HT: youtube))


There are conflicting reports as to the number of dead- which has reported as high at 35...

More when we know more...

1445 UPDATE: Egypt State TV is now reporting the death toll at 73...

Here's a longer version...
((via @RichardDeitsch and @ProducerMatthew)))


1700 UPDATE: Here's analysis from the studio, and it's not pretty...