International Court to investigate shootings in Guinea stadium

THE International Criminal Court said yesterday it has launched a preliminary investigation into last month’s violence at a Guinea sports stadium, where presidential guard troops opened fire on tens of thousands of demonstrators.

The investigation is meant to establish whether offences were committed when the troops fired on 50,000 people at the West African nation’s main soccer stadium.

A Guinean human rights group says 157 people were killed and more than 1,200 wounded. The government put the death toll at 57.