TODAY’S HEADLINES: INDONESIA-ARCHIPELAGO: At least 125 killed in soccer stampede
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This picture taken on Oct. 1 shows security personnel (lower) on the pitch at Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java. (AFP/STR)
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At least 125 people were killed, and a hundred more were injured, in a stampede after a soccer match in Malang regency, East Java, on Saturday night, in Indonesia’s worst-ever stadium incident. Tens of thousands of fans rushed out of the stadium when police fired tear gas, a move that critics have deemed excessive and the main cause of the stampede. The deadly incident took place after home team Arema FC lost 3-2 in a top league Liga 1 match against their regional rival, Persebaya Surabaya, at the Kanjuruhan Stadium. In a classic display of rowdy Indonesian sports fans, the home crowd, nicknamed Aremania, took to the pitch to express their frustration. Out of the 40,000 people in attendance, around 3,000 rushed to the pitch while the rest remained at the stands, East Java Police chief Inspector General Nico Afinta told a press conference on Sunday morning.
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Fikri Harish and Wahyoe Boediwardhana
The Jakarta Post
Jakarta/Malang ●
Mon, October 3, 2022
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