On 1 February 2012, a massive riot occurred at
Port Said Stadium in
Port Said, Egypt, following an
Egyptian Premier League football match between
El Masry and
El Ahly. 74 people were killed and more than 500 were injured after thousands of El Masry spectators stormed the stadium stands and the pitch, following a 3–1 victory by El Masry, and violently attacked El Ahly fans using knives, swords, clubs, stones, bottles, and fireworks as weapons.