Indonesia to demolish soccer stadium where stampede killed over 130
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters Indonesia will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where a stampede killed more than 130 people this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday as he vowed to “thoroughly transform” the sport in the soccer-mad nation. The President, popularly known as Jokowi, was speaking to reporters at the state palace after meeting Gianni […]
Indonesia’s fatal soccer stampede caused by tear gas, say investigators
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters A fact-finding team tasked with investigating a deadly soccer stampede in Indonesia has concluded that tear gas was the main cause of death in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters, the country’s security minister said on Friday. The team, which included government officials, soccer and security experts, has been investigating how more […]
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 […]
Seventeen children among the dead in Indonesian soccer stampede
Malang, IndonesiaReuters Seventeen children were among at least 125 people killed in a soccer stampede in Indonesia at the weekend, officials said, as pressure builds on the South-East Asian nation to explain how one of the world’s worst stadium disasters unfolded. Violence and hooliganism have long been features of Indonesian football, especially in places such […]
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 […]