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'Fans died in players' arms,' says coach at Malang football tragedy

Sports 3 years ago

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'Fans died in players' arms,' says coach at Malang football tragedy

The disaster happened when fans of Arema FC stormed the pitch at the Kanjuruhan stadium after their team lost 3-2 to bitter rivals, Persebaya Surabaya.

Team set up to probe soccer stampede; police use of tear gas in focus

Politics 3 years ago

Team set up to probe soccer stampede; police use of tear gas in focus

Panic-stricken spectators stampeded as they tried to escape the overpacked stadium in Malang, East Java, on Saturday after police fired tear gas to disperse fans from the losing home side who ran onto the pitch at the end of the BRI Liga 1 match in the domestic league.

Relatives, survivors grieve at East Java hospital after stadium stampede

Archipelago 3 years ago

Relatives, survivors grieve at East Java hospital after stadium stampede

"It was her first time (at a match)," said Etik, holding back tears outside the intensive care unit at the Saiful Anwar hospital in the centre of Malang, East Java.

Arema FC president to take 'full responsibility' for deadly stampede

Archipelago 3 years ago

Arema FC president to take 'full responsibility' for deadly stampede

At least 125 people were killed in the soccer stampede in Malang, East Java at the weekend, officials said, in one of the world's worst stadium disasters.

Anger grows against police over East Java stadium tragedy

Politics 3 years ago

Anger grows against police over East Java stadium tragedy

The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang also saw 323 people injured.

Seventeen children among the dead in East Java soccer stampede

Archipelago 3 years ago

Seventeen children among the dead in East Java soccer stampede

Violence and hooliganism have long been features of Indonesian football, especially in places such as Jakarta, the capital, but Saturday's disaster in a small town in Java has thrown a spotlight on the problem.

Football mourns 'heartbreaking' Malang stampede deaths

Sports 3 years ago

Football mourns 'heartbreaking' Malang stampede deaths

"Devastating to hear of the events at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Indonesia last night. Shocking news."

Chaos before stampede delivered disaster to Malang football fans

Archipelago 3 years ago

Chaos before stampede delivered disaster to Malang football fans

"People were pushing each other and... many were trampled on their way to the exit gate," the 22-year-old survivor told AFP.

At least 125 killed in soccer stampede

Archipelago 3 years ago

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At least 125 killed in soccer stampede

Tens of thousands of fans rushed out of a Malang stadium when police fired tear gas, a move that critics deem excessive and the main cause behind the stampede.

Stormed field, tear gas turn soccer match into deadly stampede

Archipelago 3 years ago

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Stormed field, tear gas turn soccer match into deadly stampede

Survivors and families recall how thousands of fans stormed the playing field and police responded with tear gas, triggering a stampede in Malang, East Java.

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