At least several dozen people were killed this December 1st in the confrontations that occurred between fans during a football match in N’Zérékoré, southeastern Guineamedical sources told AFP.
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“There are a hundred dead. The morgue is full”a doctor at the regional hospital explained to AFP, protected by anonymity, as he was not authorized to speak. “There are dozens of deaths,” according to another doctor.
🇬🇳 A regional tournament in N’Zerekore, Guinea, ended with clashes and serious incidents. There is talk of hundreds of deaths.
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In different videos spread on social networks, but whose authenticity could not be verified by the AFP agency, you can see numerous inert bodies, in the vicinity of the place where the sporting event was being recorded.
In other videos circulating on social networks, scenes of great confusion appear in the streets after clashes broke out.
The government of the African country did not comment on the drama at the moment.
“Everything arose as a result of a protest against a decision by the referee. Several fans invaded the field of play,” A witness who also chose to remain anonymous for security reasons told AFP.
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confrontation during a soccer match in N’Zerekore, Guinea. Hospitals and morgues in the city are overflowing. pic.twitter.com/3JckHuG73t— QuintoPoder.com.co (@Soyquintopoder) December 1, 2024
According to the press, it was a tournament dedicated to the head of the Guinean military junta, General Mamadi Doumbouya, who came to power after a coup d’état in September 2021 and later became president.
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