The Department of Homeland Security was chosen to take the lead in vetting the deal, because it was in charge of port security.

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Morsi met with his security chief and top military officers to discuss pulling police out of Port Said and putting the military in charge of security in the streets on hopes of bringing calm, officials from the military and the president's office said.

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Police had already been put in charge of security at the ground in Port Elizabeth before the tournament began.

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