Time for SCAF to go, Egyptians say

CAIRO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The security vacuum that's existed since the Egyptian revolution is in part to blame for the deaths of more than 70 soccer fans, anti-government groups say.

Demonstrators flocked to city centers last Friday to protest alleged police inaction during riots at a soccer stadium in Port Said that left at least 74 people dead.

The Egypt Revolutionaries' Alliance, a group of six anti-government movements in Egypt, said the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces must meet its demands if the demonstrations are to end.

"Young people have been killed, the SCAF has failed to live up to its promises and Egypt continues to suffer a chronic security vacuum," the statement was quoted by Egypt's al-Ahram news agency as saying. "All of these factors ended up contributing to the recent massacre in Port Said."

The umbrella organization called for the dismantling of SCAF, immediate presidential elections and an investigation into "all crimes and massacres" committed by the interim government.

SCAF took control over the government after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was ousted during last year's revolution. Egyptian voters have since voted in a largely Islamic Parliament.