At least 174 people have been feared dead in a stampede at a
football match in Indonesia — in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters.
The tragedy occurred on Saturday night after a football
match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya at Kanjuruhan Stadium in the
eastern city of Malang.
Police in Indonesia said thousands of furious Arema fans
invaded the pitch after their team lost the encounter 3-2.
Nico Afinta, East Java police chief, said in an attempt to
stop the brawls on the field, officers fired tear gas, triggering the stampede
as panicked fans rushed to the exit gates.
“It had gotten
anarchic. They started attacking officers, they damaged cars,” BBC quoted Nico
to have said.
“We would like to convey that… not all of them were
anarchic. Only about 3,000 who entered the pitch.
The police chief added that fleeing fans “went out to one
point at the exit. Then there was a build-up, in the process of accumulation
there was shortness of breath, lack of oxygen”.
About 180 persons were also injured in the stampede as
videos on social media show the moment fans were struggling to escape.
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