At least 56 people have been killed including children in a stampede at a stadium following fan clashes at a soccer match on Sunday in the city of Nzerekore, southeast Guinea.
Videos and pictures shared online showed victims lined up on the ground. In one video, over a dozen inert bodies could be counted and several of them were children.
An opposition group said dozens of people were killed in the clash, adding that a final death toll had not yet been determined.
Local media reported that the stampede happened after a fight broke out among spectators during the match on Sunday afternoon following a disputed decision by the referee.
Opposition group National Alliance for Change and Democracy said the authorities bore significant responsibility for these grave events.
The match was the final of a tournament in honour of Guinea’s military leader Mamady Doumbouya.
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