CAIRO (Reuters) - Two policemen were shot dead outside a prison in Egypt's Port Said on Saturday shortly after a court sentenced to death 21 people found guilty over a 2012 football stadium disaster that killed 74 people, a security source reported.
Protesters had gathered at the prison where many of the defendants in the football case were held and state media had earlier reported gunshots outside the jail.
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