Port Said Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced to death 11 defendants in the "Port Said stadium massacre" case.

Some 72 people were killed and 254 others wounded when Al Ahly fans were attacked during a match in Port Said Stadium in February 2012.

Investigations revealed that the defendants attacked the victims immediately after the match using knives and stones, threw some of them from the stands, and packed them into a small exit path while firing fireworks at them with deadly intent.

The court has been placing a media gag order on the case until the final verdict is pronounced.