Human rights groups in Guinea say they believe more than 135 football fans were killed in a crush at a stadium on Sunday, most of them children. The figure, which is unverified, far exceeds the official number of deaths at 56.

Harrowing footage shows scores of people climbing the walls of a Guinea football stadium to escape a deadly crush. Dozens of football fans, including children, were reportedly killed in a stampede during a local tournament match in Nzerekore in Guinea,

A crowd crush at a football match in Guinea has caused multiple casualties, the country’s prime minister has confirmed, with one social media video showing fans scrambling to get out of a packed stadium.