Fifty-six people were killed in a stampede at a soccer stadium in southern Guinea on Sunday. The chaos followed clashes between fans in the city of Nzerekore during the final of a local tournament between the Labe and Nzerekore teams in honor of Guinea’s military leader, Mamadi Doumbouya, Guinea’s government said Monday. Here’s a look at some of the major crowd disasters in recent decades:
Dec. 3, 1979 — Eleven people are killed as thousands of fans rush to get into a concert by The Who at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati.
