Death and sadness after a stampede outside a Cairo soccer stadium

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Policemen and soccer fans are seen through barbed wire as fans attempt to enter a stadium to watch a match, on the outskirts of Cairo February 8, 2015.

Seeing The News: At least 22 Egyptian soccer fans were killed in the clashes that broke out on Sunday night when security forces barred them from entering a stadium.

The trouble happened at a match between two Cairo clubs, Zamalek and Enppi. Police used teargas to disperse the crowd, security forces said.

Police officials say that because of the stampede, some people choked and died from asphyxiation, while others died from being trampled.

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has expressed "great sorrow". And Omar Gaber, a midfielder for Zamalek, refused to play in the match after learning about the deaths. However, the team's management suspended him.

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