Indonesian soccer match: At least 174 dead after fans stampede to exit!

Malang, Indonesia – Panic and chaos on the exit after police fired tear gas at an Indonesian soccer match to drive away fans for a riot that left at least 174 people dead, most of them run over or suffocated, making it one of the world’s deadliest sporting events. Attention immediately focused on police use of tear gas, which is banned by FIFA, in football stadiums. The FIFA president described the deaths in the stadium as a “dark day for all those involved in football and a tragedy beyond comprehension”,…

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