Egyptian mourners bury 35 killed in rioting
Thousands of people who turned out for a mass funeral for 35 people killed in rioting in the coastal city of Port Said have been chanting against Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.
Mourners in the funeral procession were shouting “There is no God but Allah, and Morsi is God’s enemy” after praying for the dead today at the city’s Mariam Mosque.
There were no police or army troops in sight, but the funeral procession briefly halted after gunfire rang out. The source of the gunfire was not immediately known.
Health officials said at least 37 people were killed, including two policemen, in rioting yesterday.
The violence erupted after a court handed down death sentences to 21 local fans involved in a deadly melee at a soccer game last year.
