Soccer fans clash with police in Egypt, 22 dead
Twenty-two people were killed Sunday in clashes between Egyptian police and Zamalek football cub fans at a Cairo stadium, the state prosecutor said, in the country's deadliest sports violence since dozens died at a match in 2012. Photo: AP/ Twitter- The riots were the deadliest in Egypt's sports history. A court handed out death sentences to 21 people over that violence before an appeals court ordered a retrial that is yet to conclude. The 2012 riots took place under a military regime that had
- Morgue officials later placed a computer outside showing pictures of the dead men for relatives to identify. The state prosecutor ordered an investigation into the clashes, a statement from his office said. The statement said the fans had blocked a
- Outside a Cairo morgue where the bodies were taken, dozens of relatives wept and wailed while others pored over a list of the dead trying to identify loved-ones. "The youths are supposed to be building this country and the police are killing them,"
- Police fired tear gas and birdshot and Zamalek supporters let off fireworks, police and witnesses said. Many of those injured suffered broken bones and bruising, the health ministry said according to state news agency MENA. The match continued
- The interior ministry had restricted to 10,000 the number of spectators allowed into the stadium, and tickets quickly ran out. Thousands of fans without tickets scaled the stadium walls before police dispersed them, the ministry said.
- 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. "We were inside the stadium when the clashes began outside. There was a police car on
- At least another 25 people were wounded in the clashes that erupted when fans tried to force their way into the venue to watch a game. Health ministry officials refused to comment on how the 22 deaths came about. All were said to be civilians. The
Twenty-two people were killed Sunday in clashes between Egyptian police and Zamalek football cub fans at a Cairo stadium, the state prosecutor said, in the country's deadliest sports violence since dozens died at a match in 2012. Photo: AP/ Twitter
Soccer fans clash with police in Egypt, 22 dead
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