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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Indonesia deaths: 129 dead after fans stampede to exit Indonesian soccer match!

Hundreds of people ran to the exit gate to try to avoid the tear gas. Some suffocated in the chaos and trampled others. Malang, Indonesia – Panic at an Indonesian soccer match after police fired tear gas to stop the brawl left 129 people dead, most of them trampled to death, police said. Several fights were reported between supporters of the two rival football teams inside the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java province, after the Indonesian Super League match ended with Persibaya Surabaya’s 3-2 victory over Arima Malang. East…

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