Guinea: Scores Killed In Stadium Stampede

Monrovia — More than 50 were killed in a stampede at a football stadium in Guinea’s second-largest city of Nzerekore, according to the BBC. The provisional number of fatalities stating dozens had died was updated as local hospitals report being overwhelmed.

The deaths happened on Sunday, December 1, 2024, when the referee of a soccer match, which was played in honor of the country’s military leader Mamadou Doumbouya, made a contentious decision that triggered violence, including stone-throwing…