Indonesia stadium tragedy: At least 127 people reported dead following soccer match, police say

[Scott]

 

 

Smoke, which appeared to be tear gas, was seen in videos from inside the stadium.

CNN Indonesia

CNN  — 

At least 127 people are dead and about 200 more injured, police say, after chaos and violence erupted late on Saturday following an Indonesian league soccer match between two of the nation’s biggest teams.

Supporters of Arema FC and rival Persebaya Surabaya clashed after home team Arema FC was defeated 3-2 at a match in the city of Malang in East Java.

Supporters from the losing team had “invaded” the pitch and police fired tear gas, triggering a stampede which led to cases of suffocation, East Java police chief Nico Afinta said during a press conference following the event.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/01/asia/indonesia-soccer-stadium-stampede-persebaya-surabaya-arema-fc-intl-hnk/index.html

[KhunBENQ]

Just seen on TV news.

Terrible. Firing tear gas in a football stadium!

Latest number of victims 129.

[Jerno]

Seems the police caused the problem with the teargas.  Next time rubber bullets?  What is this, a war zone?  Ban the sport anywhere there is this kind stupidity....fans and police.

 

Edited October 2, 2022 by Jerno

[Scott]

This picture shows torched vehicles outside Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java on October 2, 2022. (Photo by PUTRI / AFP)

 

(AFP) – At least 127 people died at a football stadium in Indonesia when fans invaded the pitch and police responded with tear gas, triggering a stampede, authorities said Sunday.

Arema FC supporters at the Kanjuruhan stadium in the eastern city of Malang stormed the pitch late on Saturday after their team lost 3-2 to Persebaya Surabaya, the first loss in more than two decades to their bitter rival.

 

Police, who characterised the unrest as “riots”, tried to persuade fans to return to the stands and fired tear gas after two officers were killed.

 

https://www.thaipbsworld.com/at-least-127-dead-after-riot-at-indonesia-football-match/