Around 100 killed in football clashes in Guinea: Report

ISTANBUL: Around 100 radical were killed successful convulsive clashes during a shot lucifer successful Guinea connected Sunday, Anadolu Agency (AA) quoted section media reports.

The unit broke retired during a lucifer betwixt the Labe and Nzerekore shot teams successful Nzerekore, the second-largest metropolis successful the West African country.

While the nonstop decease toll remains unclear, section infirmary sources reported “dozens of fatalities.” One doc astatine the country estimated that the fig of dormant could beryllium “around 100.”

Guinea’s Prime Minister Bah Oury condemned the unit successful a connection connected X.

“The authorities regrets the incidents that marred the shot lucifer betwixt the teams of Labe and Nzerekore this day successful Nzerekore,“ helium said.

“The authorities is intimately monitoring the concern and reiterates its telephone for calm truthful that infirmary services are not hindered successful providing archetypal assistance to the injured.”

More accusation volition beryllium released arsenic it becomes available, helium added.

According to the report, refereeing decisions that saw 2 Labe players person reddish cards and a punishment against the aforesaid squad triggered the violence.

The lucifer was portion of a tourney organised to honour Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, Guinea’s subject person who took powerfulness successful 2021.

Nzerekore, with a colonisation of astir 200,000, is located 570 kilometres (354 miles) southeast of Conakry’s capital.