At least 27 people were injured when part of a sports stadium, south of Cairo collapsed during a basketball match on Saturday, Egypt’s health ministry revealed.
The match between Alexandria’s Al Ittihad and Cairo’s Al Ahly was suspended by the Egyptian basketball federation to allow first responders reach affected persons at the Hassan Mostafa Sports Hall in the October 6 suburb.
The ministry added that more than 20 ambulances were dispatched to take the injured fans to the hospital from the sports venue.
Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi has appointed a committee to look into the circumstances that led to the incident.
