CAIRO — A riot broke out Sunday night outside of a major soccer game in Egypt, with a stampede and fighting between police and fans killing at least 22 people, authorities said.
The riot, only three years after similar violence killed 74 people, began ahead of a match between Egyptian Premier League clubs Zamalek and ENPPI at Air Defense Stadium east of Cairo. Such attacks in the past have sparked days of violent protests pitting the country’s hard-core fans against police officers in a nation already on edge after years of revolt and turmoil.
A statement from Egypt’s public prosecutor said the violence killed 22 people and that it had ordered an investigation.
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Associated Press writers Hamza Hendawi, Acer Hoteiba and Jon Gambrell contributed to this report.
