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Egypt recalls Algiers envoy after soccer loss
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-11-20 10:41
FIFA investigations Soccer's world governing body, FIFA, said it was investigating the incidents. "Disciplinary proceedings have been opened against the Egyptian Football Association," FIFA said in a statement. "According to the official reports received by FIFA, on November 12 there were incidents affecting the Algerian team on their way from the airport to the hotel." Egypt complained of Algerian violence against its fans on Wednesday and summoned the Algerian ambassador in Cairo to demand his government protect Egyptian citizens and assets in the country. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak asked his foreign minister to summon the Algerian envoy to demand Algiers "bear its responsibility to protect Egyptian citizens present on its territory as well as its institutions and interests", state news agency MENA said. Frustrated by accusations it had not looked after fans, Sudan also summoned the Egyptian ambassador in Khartoum in protest. "We really disagree with what was said in the media," Sudan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "Instead of showing a little bit of appreciation to Sudan for accommodating more than 25,000 fans of the two teams at very short notice, the Egyptian media took a minor and isolated incident and used it as a chance to attack Sudan in a very unacceptable way," it added.
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