Egyptians remember 20 Zamalek fans killed by police in 2015

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Egyptians remember 20 Zamalek fans killed by police in 2015

Egyptians on social media are commemorating the anniversary of the death of 20 Zamalek SC football fans who died on 8 February 2015 after police fired teargas and shotgun pellets at them as they queued to enter the Air Defence stadium. Under the hashtag, #JFT20, are pictures of the 20 people that died and calls to never forget what happened. At the time, the Interior Ministry accused the fans of trying to force themselves into the stadium without tickets whilst Zamalek fans, known as the White Knights, said police fired indiscriminately into the crowd and accused them of a "massacre and premeditated murder." One fan said that police kettled thousands of supporters into a 12-foot-wide corridor. A stampede ensued after police […]

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