By Mustapha Jarju

The west Coast Region Athletic Inters-School Competition which is taking place at Botrop Senior Secondary School in Brikama turns Violence as today Mark the final day to end the events.

Police Intervention Unit officers throw tear gas on fans who were trying to penetrate the pitch at the peak of the event which lead to several people being seriously affected during the process.

Sources on the ground indicated that, the incident got out of hand when the PIU Officers were trying to control the crowd which eventually ignited the violent incident as the PIU begins releasing tear gas as their only form of crowd control skill at the time which attracted rain of stones to the officers from an angry youth as a form of revenge .

The rival teams , bottrop and Mahad were at contest which injected so much spice into the game resulting in the jubilant mood which turned sour as spectators and police locked into altercation

According to sources, this incident lasted for about 20 minutes , casualties were later transported to the Brikama District Hospital for medical attention , however , no death has been registered so far at the time of developing this report .

  1. It’s final day for the west coast interschool athletics competition which commenced on Wednesday in which upper basic and senior schools from across the region participate yearly for to showcase their athletic talent in the upcoming national championship slated for March 2022