Not less than 27 injured in Cairo basketball stadium collapse

Not less than 27 individuals had been injured on Saturday when a part of a
sports activities stadium south of Cairo collapsed throughout a basketball match,
Egypt’s well being ministry mentioned, Development stories citing Al
Arabiya.

Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar mentioned “27 individuals had been
injured, some with fractures and bleeding,” including that “most had been
non-life-threatening accidents.”

The Egyptian basketball federation suspended the match between
Alexandria’s Al Ittihad and Cairo’s Al Ahly as first responders
rushed to the Hassan Mostafa Sports activities Corridor within the October 6
suburb.

Greater than 20 ambulances had been dispatched to take the injured followers
to hospital from the sports activities venue, the ministry added.

Youth and Sports activities Minister Ashraf Sobhi has appointed a committee
to look into the circumstances of the incident.