22 Protesters Detained in Egyptian Coastal City

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The death sentence upon 10 residents of Port Said, a coastal city in Egypt, for their part in a deadly 2010 soccer riot sparked a rampage among hundreds of protesters. Accordingly, 22 people had been arrested by police, security officials said.

The officials said protesters set tires ablaze, torched two police cars and pelted policemen with rocks Monday night in the Mediterranean city's low-income residential area of Fatimah al-Zahraa.

The officials spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to reporters.

Egypt's highest appeals court last week upheld the death sentences against the 10 for murder and other charges.

The 2012 riot, which killed at least 70 people, took place at the end of a league match between local side al-Masry and Cairo's al-Ahly.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team