Egypt detains 250 Al Ahly fans over pro-Palestine chants

Egyptian security forces in Alexandria have detained more than 250 fans of Al Ahly Football Club at Borg El Arab Stadium for raising the Palestinian flag and chanting in solidarity with Gaza, according to a local rights group.

The crackdown is the latest in a series of measures against pro-Palestine activism in Egypt since October, with more than 120 people detained for protesting against Israel's war on Gaza, including students and two children.

The fans were detained during their team's match against Farco on Friday, according to the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF).

Children aged 13 and 15 were among those detained, according to ECRF. The group said that authorities had yet to confirm the detention of the fans, and that many were released a day later.

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