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Zamalek stadium disaster

Zamalek stadium disaster

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A crowd crush occurred on 17 February 1974 when fans were crushed before the kick-off of a football friendly match at the Zamalek Stadium in Cairo between Zamalek of Egypt and Dukla Prague of Czechoslovakia.[1]

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The total death toll is reported variously as 48,[1] 49,[2][3] or 50;[4] 50 more were injured during this event.[2]

Following a change of venue for the match, many supporters thought they would not be able to enter the newly chosen stadium (because the previously intended venue, Nasser Stadium, was much larger).[2] There was a stampede,[1][5] the walls crumbled,[4] and many people were left dead. According to reports, up to 80,000 people tried to access the stadium, despite the capacity at the time being just 40,000.[6]

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    Wilkes, Joseph A.; Packard, Robert T. (1989). Encyclopedia of architecture: design, engineering & construction. ISBN 9780471632443.
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    Murray, Bill; Murray, William J. (1998). The world's game: a history of soccer. ISBN 9780252067181.
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    Rohr, Bernd; Günter, Simon (2006). Fotbal - velký lexikon: osobnosti, kluby, názvosloví (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 143. ISBN 80-247-1158-3.
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    Goldblatt, David (2007). The ball is round: a global history of football. ISBN 9780141015828.
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    Nash, Jay Robert (1976). Darkest hours: a narrative encyclopedia of worldwide disasters from ancient times to the present. Nelson-Hall. zamalek 1974.
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    "La tragédie du Caire" [The tragedy of Cairo]. linternaute.com (in French). Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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