Stands collapse during basketball game in Egypt, 27 injured

In the last minutes of the third quarter of the match between the basketball teams of Al Ahly and Al Ittihad Alexandria, the stands of the Hassan Mustafa Stadium in the City of October 6 collapsed, injuring at least 27 fans of the latter, reports El Balad.

Health Ministry spokesman Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar said in a statement that most of the injured suffered broken bones. He said they were taken to hospitals and their injuries were not life threatening.

Mohamed Fawzi, a spokesman for the Sports Ministry, told a local television channel that the stands collapsed because of a stampede by Ittihad supporters.