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| Algeria footballers hurt in Cairo | Algeria footballers hurt in Cairo |
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| Four Algerian football players were injured when their team bus came under attack from stone throwers as it arrived in Cairo. | Four Algerian football players were injured when their team bus came under attack from stone throwers as it arrived in Cairo. |
| Algeria and Egypt play a World Cup qualifying match in Cairo on Saturday. | Algeria and Egypt play a World Cup qualifying match in Cairo on Saturday. |
| None of those injured has been named, but one player was sent to hospital for treatment, Algerian radio reported. | None of those injured has been named, but one player was sent to hospital for treatment, Algerian radio reported. |
| A reporter for Algerian radio said that about 200 young people appeared just as the team arrived at a Cairo hotel, and launched a hail of stones at the bus. | A reporter for Algerian radio said that about 200 young people appeared just as the team arrived at a Cairo hotel, and launched a hail of stones at the bus. |
| Hachemi Djiar, the Algerian sports minister is reported to have described the incident as "very regrettable". | Hachemi Djiar, the Algerian sports minister is reported to have described the incident as "very regrettable". |
| He said officials from Fifa, international football's governing body, were aware of the incident and were meeting to decide what action to take. | He said officials from Fifa, international football's governing body, were aware of the incident and were meeting to decide what action to take. |
| Egyptian and Algerian officials have been trying to calm tension ahead of the match. | Egyptian and Algerian officials have been trying to calm tension ahead of the match. |
| The teams have an intense rivalry that goes back decades. The last time they met in a major tournament in 1989, the match was followed by riots. | The teams have an intense rivalry that goes back decades. The last time they met in a major tournament in 1989, the match was followed by riots. |
| The Egyptian team has to win by a three-goal margin to qualify for the World Cup finals next year in South Africa. | The Egyptian team has to win by a three-goal margin to qualify for the World Cup finals next year in South Africa. |
| Are you from Algeria or Egypt? Will you be watching Saturday's football match? What do you make of all the tension surrounding the game? | |
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