"The parliamentary fact finding committee... placed most of the political responsibility on the security apparatus," Al-Ahram reported.

Police and security at the stadium's entrances also failed to search fans for weapons and allowed people to enter without tickets, resulting in a crowd of almost 17,000 people, the report said.

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The 74 stadium deaths -- the deadliest football violence in the country's history -- sparked days of violent protests outside the interior ministry's headquarters in Cairo, in which another 16 people were killed.

Many of the dead in the February 2 football riot were thought to have been Al-Ahly supporters, set upon by partisans of the local Al-Masry side after the Cairo team lost 3-1.

The Ultras -- supporters of Al-Ahly and another club in Cairo -- played a prominent role in the uprising that overthrew president Hosni Mubarak a year ago, and commentators have fed speculation that pro-Mubarak forces were behind the massacre, or at least complicit.

Many believe the football riot was orchestrated either by the police or supporters of the ousted president, a reflection of distrust towards the ruling military, which took power after Mubarak's overthrow.