A football match turns into tragedy in N'Zerekore, southeastern Guinea. About sixty people died yesterday in clashes between fans of the local team Labe.

Authorities condemned the incidents, with Prime Minister Oury Bah writing on Facebook: "The government is following the situation and reiterates its call for calm so that hospital services can treat the injured."

As for the dynamics of the incident, "the protests and dissatisfaction with the referee's decisions led to stone-throwing by fans, resulting in a deadly stampede," explains a government statement, broadcast today on national television.

“Hospital services have put the provisional death toll at 56,” authorities added.

(Online Union)

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