Security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators near the headquarters of the Interior Ministry in Cairo, prompting hundreds to flee. "Down down with military rule," they chanted, many holding aloft pictures of those killed.
State media reported scuffles between members of the security forces and demonstrators who included hardcore fans known for confronting the police and who were on the frontlines of protests against the state in the last year.
The incident at the stadium in Port Said on Wednesday night was Egypt's worst ever football disaster. Bodies were unloaded from a train at Cairo's main train station, covered by blankets.
"Where is my son?" screamed Fatma Kamal, whose frantic phone calls seeking news of her 18-year-old had gone unanswered. "To hell with the football match... give me back my boy."
Hundreds of al-Masry supporters surged across the pitch to the visitors' end and panicked Ahli fans dashed for the exit. But the steel doors were bolted shut and dozens were crushed to death in the stampede, witnesses said.
"I suddenly heard a commotion and ran to the door to find people getting crushed... with their legs stuck in between the iron bars," said Ahmed Moustafa Ali, an electrician employed at the stadium who witnessed the incident.
"The doors were locked because the rules stipulate that we don't let fans leave at the same time," he said.
The gate lay broken outside the ground on Thursday. Under it lay a pool of blood and shoes were scattered around. The front page of one newspaper announced "A Massacre in Port Said."
Addressing angry lawmakers, Ganzouri said senior security chiefs in Port Said and the city's governor had been suspended and the football federation's board had been sacked. But he disappointed those seeking tougher steps, such as firing the interior minister.
