“Most have suffered non-life-threatening injuries,” a spokesman for Egypt’s health ministry said.
At least 27 people were injured when a section of the bleachers collapsed during a basketball game in Cairo on Saturday, Egypt’s health ministry said.
Seventy-two fans were injured in a collapse of a sports stadium in the 6th of October city, Cairo, during a basketball game between Al ahly and Al Ittihad Alexandria.#Egypt | #egypt #الاهلي #التØميل pic.twitter.com/5XWrQl8hgM
— Egypt Today Magazine (@EgyptTodayMag) December 24, 2022
Part of a grandstand at the Hassan Mostafa Stadium, located in the 6th of October neighborhood in the Giza region, collapsed, injuring 27 spectators, Egyptian Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said.
The basketball match between two local teams was interrupted, naturally, by the decision of the Egyptian basketball federation.
More than 20 ambulances rushed to the basketball court to take the injured to hospitals. “Most have suffered non-life-threatening injuries,” Ghafar said.
Egyptian authorities are conducting an investigation to determine the cause of the collapse of the grandstand at the Hassan Mostafa stadium, which was inaugurated around two years ago.
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