INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
JAKARTA - At least 129 people were killed and around 180 injured at a soccer match in Indonesia after a crowd stampede during a riot, police
Persebaya Surabaya ended on Saturday night, supporters from the losing team invaded the pitch and police fired tear gas, triggering a
stampede and cases of suffocation, East Java police chief Nico Afinta told reporters.Video footage from local news channels showed people
rushing onto the pitch in the stadium in Malang and images of body bags
There have been previous outbreaks of trouble at matches in Indonesia, with a strong rivalry between clubs sometimes leading to violence
Mahfud MD said on Sunday that the number of spectators exceeded the capacity of a stadium where there was a crowd stampede that killed 129
Surabaya took place at the Kanjuruhan Stadium
After Arema lost 3-2 on its home field, dozens of fans rushed to the field
The Times of Indonesia reported that security officers tried to keep the crowd at bay by hitting and kicking supporters.As fights broke out,
the authorities fired bursts of tear gas onto the field and into the stands
One video from the scene showed fans running away from clouds of tear gas on the field.Local news outlets said thousands of fans struggled
Violent, often deadly rivalries between major teams are common
Some teams even have fan clubs with so-called commanders, who lead armies of supporters to matches across Indonesia.Flares are often thrown
on the field and riot police are a regular presence at many matches
crushed to death in Britain in April 1989, when an overcrowded and fenced-in enclosure collapsed at the Hillsborough Stadium in
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