Twenty-two people were killed Sunday in clashes between Egyptian police and Zamalek football club fans at a Cairo stadium, the state prosecutor said, in the country's deadliest sports violence since dozens died at a match in 2012. According to the health ministry, at least a**ther 25 people were wounded in the clashes that erupted when fans tried to force their way into the venue to watch a game. The violence prompted the government to postpone the Egyptian Premier League indefinitely, the prime minister's ****** said in a statement. The match between Zamalek and Enbi was open to the public, unlike most other games between Egyptian football clubs since deadly stadium riots in Port Said in 2012.
02-14-2015, 09:34 AM
22 die as Egypt police clash with football fans
Twenty-two people were killed Sunday in clashes between Egyptian police and Zamalek football club fans at a Cairo stadium, the state prosecutor said, in the country's deadliest sports violence since dozens died at a match in 2012. According to the health ministry, at least a**ther 25 people were wounded in the clashes that erupted when fans tried to force their way into the venue to watch a game. The violence prompted the government to postpone the Egyptian Premier League indefinitely, the prime minister's ****** said in a statement. The match between Zamalek and Enbi was open to the public, unlike most other games between Egyptian football clubs since deadly stadium riots in Port Said in 2012.
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