More than 129 people killed after stampede at Indonesia football match
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More than 129 people killed after stampede at Indonesia football match

More than 129 people killed after stampede at Indonesia football match

 

After the match in East Java province between Arema FC and 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. 


Indonesia’s chief security minister 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. 


The Times of Indonesia reported that security officers tried to keep the crowd at bay by hitting and kicking supporters. Some teams even have fan clubs with so-called commanders, who lead armies of supporters to matches across Indonesia.

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