At least 56 people were killed in stampedes during a football match in Guinea’s second-largest city, N’Zerekore, the junta-led government announced on Monday.
“Protests of dissatisfaction with refereeing decisions led to stone-throwing by supporters, resulting in fatal stampedes” at Sunday’s match, the government statement said. The statement, aired as a news ticker on national television, further noted, “Hospital services have put the provisional death toll at 56.”
Videos and images shared online showed rows of victims lying motionless on the ground, with one video revealing over a dozen bodies. Reuters has not independently verified the footage or confirmed the death toll.
Other unverified visuals depicted fans frantically climbing stadium walls in an attempt to escape the chaos.
“The government deplores the incidents that marred the football match between the Labe and Nzerekore teams this afternoon in Nzerekore. During the stampede, victims were recorded. The regional authorities are working to restore calm and serenity among the population. The government is monitoring the development of the situation and reiterates its call for calm so that hospital services are not hindered in providing first aid to the injured. The moral authorities of the city are requested to also contribute to the restoration of social tranquility. The government will publish a press release when it has collected all the relevant information on these unfortunate incidents,” Prime Minister Mamadou Oury Bah said in a statement posted on X.
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