The death toll from street fighting continued to rise over the weekend as protestors clashed with police in Suez and Cairo. The protests began Thursday in anger at the police for failing to prevent a post-match fight between rival groups of soccer fans in Port Said Wednesday night. More than 70 fans died in that altercation and by Saturday, 12 were dead from the protests.

Egyptian fans clash with riot police following Al-Ahly club soccer match against Al-Masry club at the soccer stadium in Port Said, Egypt Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. Over 70 soccer fans were killed Wednesday in violence following a soccer match in Port Said, when fans flooded the field seconds after a match against a rival team was over, Egypt's Health ministry said. | The Associated Press

Egyptian protestors help a wounded man during clashes with security forces near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo. Khalil Hamra | The Associated Press

An Egyptian protestor, left, throws a stone at riot police. A volunteer doctor says police and protesters have clashed for the second day. Muhammed Muheisen | The Associated Press

An Egyptian protestor runs toward security forces to throw back a tear gas canister during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Muhammed Muheisen | The Associated Press

Egyptian protestors climb the exterior of a building that caught fire during clashes with security forces near the Interior Ministry in Cairo, Friday. Muhammed Muheisen | The Associated Press

Egyptian protestors rest Friday during the violent clashes. The writing on the wall behind them reads “we want a revolutionary law.” Muhammed Muheisen | The Associated Press

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