(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Violence between radical football supporters of Cairo-based club Zamalek and police has led to the death of 15 and the injury of 25 others, local reports said on Sunday.
Police fired tear gas on an angry group of radical Zamalek supporters known as 'White Knights,' who were trying to break into rival club ENPII's stadium to watch a fixture between the two sides, Egypt's MENA news agency said.
The fans, in their thousands, had intended to enter Air Defense Stadium without tickets after authorities limited attendance numbers due to earlier football violence in the country.
The sheer number of supporters led to some being crushed or stamped on, according to authorities.
The incident follows violence in a match between local clubs Al-Ahly and Al-Masry in 2012, which led to at least 72 people being killed and over 500 injuries, after thousands of supporters of the latter stormed the pitch.
Zamalek supporters were guilty of a similar incident during an African Champions League match between Zamalek and Tunisian side Africain in April, 2011.
Fans stormed the pitch after the match which led to Zamalek being forced to play their following two continental home fixtures behind closed doors and pay a USD 80,000 fine by the Confederation of African Football, CAF.
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