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Ousted President Alpha Conde said the event had been badly organised at an uneasy time for the country. Photo: AFP / John Wessels By Saliou Samb and Bate Felix, Reuters Witness describes deadly crush after dispute over red card Many children among victims, says local official Deposed president criticises event organisation A controversial refereeing decision sparked violence and a crush at a soccer match in southeast Guinea, killing 56 people, according to a provisional toll, the government said on Monday, as a witness described scenes of chaos. The fatalities occurred during the final of a tournament in honour of Guinea's military leader Mamady Doumbouya at a stadium in Nzerekore, one of the West African nation's largest cities. Fans threw stones, triggering panic and a crush, the go...

By Sam Tobin, Reuters A group of Bulgarian nationals accused of spying for Russia targeted investigative journalist Christo Grozev (pictured), trying to lure him into a "honey trap" via Facebook. Photo: ARTURO HOLMES/ Getty Images via AFP A group of Bulgarian nationals accused of spying for Russia targeted an investigative journalist with the Bellingcat news outlet and tried to lure him into a "honey trap" via Facebook, prosecutors told a London court on Monday. Katrin Ivanova, 33, Vanya Gaberova, 30, and Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, are accused of being part of a highly sophisticated spying network, run by a Russian agent named as Jan Marsalek, which targeted people including dissidents. Prosecutors say the trio, along with two men, Orlin Roussev and Bizer Dzhambazov, who have admitted ...