Dozens of people were killed in a stampede at a football match in Guinea
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Dozens of people were killed in a stampede at a football match between the teams "N'zerekore" and "Labe" in Guinea. The incident occurred after fans of the visiting team threw stones at the field due to disagreement with the referee's decision.
Dozens of people were killed in a stampede after clashes at a football match in Guinea's second-largest city, Nzerekor. About it UNN reports with reference to BBC.
Prime minister Mamadou Ouri Ba said the stampede in the West led to numerous casualties on Sunday and called for calm.
One of the doctors, who did not want to give his name, told AFP news agency that several bodies were "lined up" in a local hospital and the morgue was overcrowded.
Local media reported that police fired tear gas after fans of the visiting team, Labe, threw stones in the direction of the field, angry at the referee.
There are no official data on the victims yet.
"It all started with an appeal against the judge's decision. Then the fans invaded the field," one eyewitness told AFP.
Regional authorities are working to" restore calm, " Prime Minister Bach said in a statement, adding that hospitals are providing assistance to victims.
Thousands of spectators attended the match between the Guinean teams "N'zerekore" and "Labe", according to local news site MediaGuinee.According to media reports, Sunday's match was part of a tournament in honor of President Mamadi Dumbuya, who seized power in a coup in September 2021.
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