[Al Arabiya Latest] Egypt recalled its ambassador from Algiers for consultations on Thursday after Egypt's soccer team lost to rivals Algeria in a playoff to reach the 2010 World Cup finals, accusing its fans of post-match thuggery in Sudan.
| Logic is when the first country blames the second country for misbehaviour by the locals in a third country. |
The move is the latest in a tit-for-tat spat between the North African countries about minor incidents of violence surrounding World Cup qualifiers on Saturday and Wednesday.
Egypt's state-run EGYNews website said Cairo was recalling its ambassador over violence against Egyptians after Wednesday's match that Egypt has blamed on Algerian fans. |