This petition is directly addressed to:
Mr. Joseph S. Blatter,
FIFA President,
The behaviour of Algeria's fans, encouraged and sponsored by their officials can not and must not be tolerated.
While Egypt was preparing for its final World Cup qualifying game in Sudan on Wednesday Nov.18th, Algeria's fans had totally different plans. An anti-Egyptian massacre or a pogrom.
Algeria's fans have attacked Egyptians in Sudan with "knives and swords" they purchased a few days earlier -establishing beyond the shadow of a doubt the premeditated aspect of the attacks, an aspect further confirmed if put in the context of the Algerian victory in that game. A massacre was in the plans, Regardless the game's result.
blood of dozens of Egyptian children, women and men in Sudan has been shed at the hands of Algerian gangs which flew to Khartoum, subsidized by the Algerian government, for the sole purpose of affecting maximum damage on the properties, safety and lives of Egyptians, chasing them down the streets of Sudan. Severe injuries are reported and many have been hospitalized, with injuries going from superficial wounds to life-threatening injuries.
To this very moment, Egyptians were taking refuge in the houses and stores of the Sudanese, terrified of the mobs surrounded them, and unable to reach the airport.
In parallel, the Egyptian diaspora in Algeria has been forced to take refuge in their homes since Thursday November 12th. Their houses have been attacked, their offices ransacked. The Algiers office of EgyptAir was set ablaze. Egyptian companies are pulling out their staff from Algeria's provinces.
Anything short of the most severe punitive actions will be a grave affront to FIFA and the values of sportsmanship it upholds and defends, and a surrender to the logic of thuggery and terrorism that Algeria has displayed for the past week.
Nevermind Egypt is already out of the World Cup, which doesn't matter now, we strongly urge you to cancel the result of Wednesday 18th, to suspend Algeria's participation in the 2010 World Cup and future competitions until a proper attitude and sportsmanship to be followed by Algeria
The massive surge of support we just saw proves that the world is waking up to the brutality carried out by these Algerian gangs. FIFA can no longer hide behind silence while innocent people are being hunted down with knives and swords. This momentum is exactly what we need to force Sepp Blatter to address this state-sponsored violence.
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Sarah Webb
16 years ago
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DISGUSTING. FIFA needs to ban them from everything. people literally feared for their lives. wth is wrong with these fans?
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Khaled Mansour
16 years ago
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algerian officials are responsible for this mess. they paid for these people to go there and cause chaos. sick.
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Laila Lambert
16 years ago
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never seen anything like it. my family was terrified for our friends over there. justice for the victims.
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Omar Navarro
16 years ago
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it was clearly planned. who brings knives to a football match? those thugs should be in jail not at a stadium.
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Mariam Abbott
16 years ago
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beyond words. just a game but they turned it into a warzone. sad to see sport ruined by hate.
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Ahmed Duncan
16 years ago
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This was so scary to watch on the news. how can sports lead to this kind of violence? absolutely shameful behavior from those people.
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This petition is directly addressed to:
Mr. Joseph S. Blatter,
FIFA President,
The behaviour of Algeria's fans, encouraged and sponsored by their officials can not and must not be tolerated.
While Egypt was preparing for its final World Cup qualifying game in Sudan on Wednesday Nov.18th, Algeria's fans had totally different plans. An anti-Egyptian massacre or a pogrom.
Algeria's fans have attacked Egyptians in Sudan with "knives and swords" they purchased a few days earlier -establishing beyond the shadow of a doubt the premeditated aspect of the attacks, an aspect further confirmed if put in the context of the Algerian victory in that game. A massacre was in the plans, Regardless the game's result.
blood of dozens of Egyptian children, women and men in Sudan has been shed at the hands of Algerian gangs which flew to Khartoum, subsidized by the Algerian government, for the sole purpose of affecting maximum damage on the properties, safety and lives of Egyptians, chasing them down the streets of Sudan. Severe injuries are reported and many have been hospitalized, with injuries going from superficial wounds to life-threatening injuries.
To this very moment, Egyptians were taking refuge in the houses and stores of the Sudanese, terrified of the mobs surrounded them, and unable to reach the airport.
In parallel, the Egyptian diaspora in Algeria has been forced to take refuge in their homes since Thursday November 12th. Their houses have been attacked, their offices ransacked. The Algiers office of EgyptAir was set ablaze. Egyptian companies are pulling out their staff from Algeria's provinces.
Anything short of the most severe punitive actions will be a grave affront to FIFA and the values of sportsmanship it upholds and defends, and a surrender to the logic of thuggery and terrorism that Algeria has displayed for the past week.
Nevermind Egypt is already out of the World Cup, which doesn't matter now, we strongly urge you to cancel the result of Wednesday 18th, to suspend Algeria's participation in the 2010 World Cup and future competitions until a proper attitude and sportsmanship to be followed by Algeria
The massive surge of support we just saw proves that the world is waking up to the brutality carried out by these Algerian gangs. FIFA can no longer hide behind silence while innocent people are being hunted down with knives and swords. This momentum is exactly what we need to force Sepp Blatter to address this state-sponsored violence.
6 Comments
S
Sarah Webb
16 years ago
Featured
DISGUSTING. FIFA needs to ban them from everything. people literally feared for their lives. wth is wrong with these fans?
K
Khaled Mansour
16 years ago
Featured
algerian officials are responsible for this mess. they paid for these people to go there and cause chaos. sick.
L
Laila Lambert
16 years ago
Featured
never seen anything like it. my family was terrified for our friends over there. justice for the victims.
O
Omar Navarro
16 years ago
Featured
it was clearly planned. who brings knives to a football match? those thugs should be in jail not at a stadium.
M
Mariam Abbott
16 years ago
Featured
beyond words. just a game but they turned it into a warzone. sad to see sport ruined by hate.
A
Ahmed Duncan
16 years ago
Featured
This was so scary to watch on the news. how can sports lead to this kind of violence? absolutely shameful behavior from those people.
DISGUSTING. FIFA needs to ban them from everything. people literally feared for their lives. wth is wrong with these fans?