Tear gas, locked gates led to Indonesian soccer stampede, spectators say
Jakarta, Indonesia Reuters It was the closing stages of the match, a soccer derby in Indonesia’s East Java province, and 29-year-old spectator Ahmad Nizar Habibi said he had a gut feeling things were about to turn ugly. “I wanted to leave, but suddenly I heard explosions,” he said, describing rounds of tear gas fired as […]
Explainer – Indonesia football stadium tragedy: what happened, death toll, and reaction
Reuters At least 125 people died over the weekend in Indonesia when a soccer match between two teams that were fierce rivals ended in a stampede, marking one of the world’s worst stadium disasters in recent decades. The incident in East Java province has sparked outrage and grief in Indonesia, where sports commentators and activists […]
Update: Indonesia soccer stampede kills 125 after police use tear gas in stadium
Updated: 7:20am, 3rd October, 2022 (AEST)Malang, Indonesia Reuters A stampede at a soccer stadium in Indonesia has killed 125 people and injured more than 320 after police police used tear gas to quell a pitch invasion, authorities said on Sunday, in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters. Officers fired tear gas in an attempt […]