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View all search resultsThe disaster happened on Saturday night at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java. Up to 3,000 fans reportedly streamed onto the pitch following a Premier League game in which Persebaya Surabaya defeated Javanese club Arema 3-2.
Hundreds of fans were crushed on Saturday in one of the world's worst soccer disasters, as they fled an overpacked stadium in Malang, after police fired tear gas to disperse supporters of the losing side who flooded the pitch.
In one of the world's worst soccer disasters, hundreds of fans were crushed as they tried to flee the overpacked stadium in East Java on Saturday, after police fired tear gas to disperse agitated supporters of the losing side Arema FC, who had poured onto the pitch.
As public anger grew over the tragedy, police moved to punish those responsible for the crush in the city of Malang that witnesses say started when officers fired tear gas into packed stands to quell a pitch invasion.
Indonesia needs to review its safety and security regulations for sports stadiums, including revisiting the soccer bill proposed in 2009, while forming an independent team to investigate the Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster.
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