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56 killed at football stampede in the West African nation of Guinea

At least 56 people were dead as chaos erupted at a soccer game in Guinea, causing a massive stampede.

According to sources, fans protested a referee’s call, and thousands of panicked spectators tried to flee the stadium, leaving numerous casualties in the West African nation.

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The Guinea football stampede caused 56 deaths.

Security forces used tear gas during the incident, according to local news website Media Guinea. Many of the dead were crushed as they tried to escape through the stadium gates, a journalist covering the game for a local sports website told The Associated Press.

Dozens of people, including children, were killed, and others were injured in a stampede during a football match in Guinea.

The chaos unfolded at a local tournament to honour military leader Mamady Doumbouya, following a controversial refereeing decision. pic.twitter.com/WY4VNUGcFs

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) December 2, 2024

“The gates, that’s where the stampede happened,” said Cissé Lancine, who got away by climbing over one of the stadium walls. “I was saved because I did not rush towards the exit.”

It was not immediately clear how much the death toll could grow, but there were 56 confirmed could not make it.

The fortunate survivor said 20,000 and 30,000 people were present at the Third of April stadium to watch the local Labe and Nzerekore teams compete in the final of the first national tournament honoring military leader Mamadi Doumbouya.

Video from the scene, showed shouting fans protesting the refereeing. People ran as they tried to escape the stadium, many jumping the high fence.

“Supporters threw stones. This is why the security services used tear gas,” reported Media Guinea, which also wrote that several of the dead were children and some of the injured were in critical condition.

The footage showed people lying on the floor of a hospital as members of a crowd helped the wounded.

Enock Loua, a resident of Nzerekore, learned over the phone that his niece Aline Olivier had been killed.

“We have a hard time realizing what happened to us, it is as if the sky has fallen on our heads,” Loua told The Associated Press.

Authorities are trying to establish who was responsible, Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah said on national television.