Cairo: At least 22 people were killed and over 20 injured when angry Egyptian football fans clashed with security personnel to force their way into a stadium to watch a match, triggering a stampede and one of the deadliest game-related violence in the soccer-crazy nation.


Fans light flares during an Egyptian Premier League match between Zamalek and ENPPI at the Air Defense Stadium in Cairo. Pic:AP/PTI 

Egyptian authorities suspended all major football matches indefinitely after the incident, which broke out when police fired tear gas and birdshot at fans who jostled with them to gain entry to the Air Defence Stadium ahead of a game between Egyptian Premier League clubs Zamalek and ENPPI.