At least 73 people have been killed after a football pitch invasion in Egypt, officials say. Clashes are said to have broken out as fans flooded the field seconds after the game in the northern coastal city of Port Said finished. Some reports say the death toll is as high as 73.
Hundreds more had been injured amid reports of rocks, bottles, flares and fireworks being thrown, health ministry officials told state TV.
It is being described as the worst disaster in the history of Egyptian football.
Details of the violence emerged, a football match in Cairo was called off in mourning and television footage showed sections of the stadium on fire. An announcer said the blazes had been started by fans angry over the cancellation.
A security official and a medic in Port Said said fans of the home team, Al Masry, swarmed the field after a rare 3-1 win against Al Ahly, Egypt's top team.
They threw missiles at other fans and injured some players.
A medic at a morgue in the city said some of the dead were security officers. The causes of the deaths were not immediately known.
Some players were taken to a locker room for protection, a player, Sayed Hamdi, told state TV.
The country's football federation has now "indefinitely delayed" all premier league matches.
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