56 people killed in stampede following clashes at a Guinea soccer match, authorities say

Fifty-six people were killed and several injured in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea following clashes between fans, Guinea’s government said Monday.Authorities are conducting an investigation to establish those responsible for the stampede on Sunday, Communications Minister Fana Soumah said in a statement read on national television.Among the victims are several children, according to local media and a coalition of political parties.The stampede broke out on Sunday afternoon at the stadium in the city of Nzerekore during the final of a local tournament between the Labe and Nzerekore teams in honor of Guinea’s military leader, Mamadi Doumbouya, Guinea’s Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah said on the X platform.“During the stampede, victims were recorded,” Bah said, without giving details.The regional authorities are working to restore calm in the area, he added.Local media reported that security forces tried to use tear gas (two words) to restore calm after the chaos that followed a disputed penalty.“This (the disputed penalty) angered supporters who threw stones.

This is how the security services used tear gas,” Media Guinea, a local news website, reported.It said several of those killed were children while some of the injured being treated at a regional hospital are in critical condition.Videos that appeared to be from the scene showed fans in a section of the stadium shouting and protesting the refereeing before clashes broke out as people poured onto the field.People were running as they tried to escape from the stadium, many of them jumping the high fence.Videos also showed many people lying on the floor in what looked like a hospital as a crowd gathered nearby, some assisting the wounded.

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