Egypt suspends football league after Cairo stadium deaths

The Egyptian authorities have suspended football league matches indefinitely after at least 22 fans were killed in clashes with police at a Cairo stadium.

People were crushed in a stampede after police fired tear gas at supporters of Zamalek who were trying to gain entry to a match against city rivals ENPPI. The fans blamed police for forcing them through a narrow, fenced-in passageway. President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has expressed "great sorrow" over the deaths and promised an investigation. The Egyptian Premier League was last suspended in February 2012 after 74 fans were killed in a riot at a match in Port Said. The league resumed the following year, but supporters were banned from attending matches until last December. Since then, limited numbers have been allowed into stadiums.   Source: BBC