The fear of a very heavy death toll in N'Zérékoré, in the south-east of Guinea, after a crowd movement at the city stadium. No reliable figures so far, but the photos and videos circulating show many dead bodies and multiple injured people. The final of the “General Mamadi Doumbouya” football tournament degenerated in the last minutes. Young people and the police got involved, leading to a chaotic situation.
We play the last minutes of the final of the “General” trophy Mamadi Doumbouya » between the N'Zérékoré team and that of Labé, in a packed stadium and in the presence of members of the government, when a penalty is whistled for the local team.
The visitors contest, attack the referee, a scuffle begins while the pitch is invaded: according to witnesses, the police then throw tear gas. Young people respond by throwing stones. The confrontation led to a crowd movement towards the only exit from the enclosure.
Several sources on site say they fear a heavy toll. The photos and videos circulating show numerous inanimate bodies at the stadium and in the corridors of the regional hospital, where a doctor speaks of several deaths and dozens of injured people to be treated.
Until then, the tournament had been a party, attracting thousands of people. Several events of this type in the name of the head of the junta have been organized since mid-September in the provinces, in order to prepare his candidacy for the future presidential election, his detractors believe.
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