The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has announced a state of general mourning for three days, after violence in a soccer game in Port Said left at least 71 dead and 313 injured. according to the Health Ministry.
The decision was communicated through a statement posted on the SCAF's Facebook page.
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of SCAF, vowed on Thursday to track down those behind the violence in a rare phone call to an Egyptian TV channel.
"These kind of events can happen anywhere in the world but we will not let those behind this get away," Tantawi said, speaking to the sports television channel owned by Ahly, one of the teams playing. He said victims would receive compensation after their cases were examined.
"We will get through this stage. Egypt will be stable. We have a roadmap to transfer power to elected civilians. If anyone is plotting instability in Egypt they will not succeed. Everyone will get what they deserve," he said, adding that securing the game was the responsibility of the police forces.
