Fans and police are reported to have clashed outside the Air Defense
Stadium, resulting in the death of at least 20 people in Cairo.
All football league matches in Egypt have been suspended until
further notice following trouble outside the Air Defense Stadium in
Cairo which reportedly resulted in the death of least 20 people.
Fans
and police are said to have clashed ahead of the top-of-the-table
Premier League encounter between Zamalek and ENPPI on Sunday.
Supporters
were reported to have been crushed as they attempted to enter the
stadium for a game between the two Cairo clubs and tear gas was fired by
police.
Pictures posted on the Facebook page of Zamalek fans,
known as the "White Knights", showed supporters crushed against a fence
in a tight enclosure outside the stadium.
