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30 June Stadium stampede

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Methods
  
Tear gas, stampede

Death(s)
  
28

Date
  
8 February 2015 (2015-02-08)

Location
  
30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt

During the 30 June Stadium stampede, 28 football fans died on 8 February 2015 in a confrontation with the police at the gates of 30 June Stadium during a league match between two Cairo clubs, Zamalek and ENPPI. The death toll was expected to rise. Most of the dead were suffocated when the crowd stampeded after police used tear gas to clear the fans trying to force their way into the stadium.

Contents

Domestic

  • The Cabinet of Egypt decided to stop the league for an indefinite period.

    • International

  • FIFA – FIFA president Sepp Blatter sent a letter to Mohamed Gamal, the President of the Egyptian Football Association, in which he expressed his sorrow for the occurrence of a number of victims as a result of events before the game.

    • References

    30 June Stadium stampede Wikipedia
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