Ultras Groups Gather Outside EGX Headquarters, Sessions Not Affected

Dozens of the hardcore Ahli fans, or “Ultras”, are gathering outside the Egyptian Exchange’s headquarters in Downtown seeking to disrupt Wednesday’s trading session as a form of expression.

The Ultras groups are gathering today as the Egyptian court’s hearing of Port Said football massacre is coming up on Saturday 26 February 2013. 
Witnesses said dozens of the hardcore Ahli fans started to mass beside the EGX’s headquarters at around 09:00 a.m. Cairo time (07:00 GMT) noting that the number is still remarkably increasing chanting some slogans demanding severe retribution for the Port Said massacre perpetrators.

EGX sources told ‘Amwal Al Ghad’ that the Ultras’ gathering would not disrupt Wednesday’s trading session noting that the bourse will normally start its operations at 10:30 a.m.

The sources also added that its management was expecting such action as major events such as the second anniversary of the January Revolution and the court’s hearing of Port Said football massacre are coming up very soon. Accordingly, the management has adopted all the necessary procedures to prepare for any potential violence that could disrupt the headquarters’ activities.

Egypt’s worst-ever football tragedy left more than 70 Ahly fans dead after they were attacked by Masry fans at an Ahly-Masry match in the Port Said stadium on 1 February 2012.