CAF gives $150,000 to Port Said victims' families

By Gerald Imray

Associated Press

Published: Sunday, Feb. 12 2012 6:30 a.m. MST

An Egyptian protester holds a national flag and chants anti-ruling military council slogans during a protest after Friday prayers at Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt Friday, Feb. 10, 2012.

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Summary

The Confederation of African Football says it will give $150,000 to families of the victims of violence at a football match in Egypt.

LIBREVILLE, Gabon — The Confederation of African Football says it will give $150,000 to families of the victims of violence at a football match in Egypt.

CAF's donation for those affected by the clashes after a league game in Port Said on Feb. 1, when over 70 people were killed, was approved at a meeting late Saturday during the African Cup of Nations in Gabon.

World football body FIFA has already said it will give $250,000 to the families.

Flags have been flying at half mast at Africa's continental championship in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea and teams and officials have observed a minute's silence before games as a mark of respect to those killed.

The deaths also sparked renewed protests in Egypt against the country's military rule.

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