"The government deplores the incidents that marred the football match between the Labe and Nzerekore teams this afternoon in Nzerekore," Guinea's Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah wrote. He emphasizes the tragedy of such events occurring during a public sporting event and highlights the pressing need for better crowd management and security measures to prevent further violence in the future.
"This [the disputed penalty] angered supporters who threw stones. This is how the security services used tear gas," reported a local outlet, indicating how quickly tensions escalated from a sporting dispute to violent confrontations that endanger lives.
A local doctor revealed harrowing details of the aftermath: "There are bodies lined up as far as the eye can see in the hospital. Others are lying on the floor in the hallways. The morgue is full." This statement paints a grim picture of the catastrophic consequences of the chaos.
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