At least 19 people died Sunday when soccer fans clashed with police in Cairo, the health ministry said. Egypt's government-controlled Al-Ahram newspaper website reported that at least 30 people were killed. The violence took place ahead of a scheduled match between Zamalek and ENPPI. The match went ahead. According to Al-Ahram, the clashes were triggered by a group of Zamalek fans trying to enter a stadium by force. But the Facebook page of the Ultras White Knights, a hardcore Zamalek group, said that members were tear gassed as they tried to go through a single, small-gated entrance that was opened to allow them into the match. An investigation is ongoing. Sunday's violence is the deadliest soccer-related violence in Egypt since a 2012 stampede left more than 70 people dead and 1,000 injured at a match in the city of Port Said. Read More: http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/08/africa/egypt-soccer-violence/index.html
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