129 people were killed and 180 were injured in a riot at a football stadium in Indonesia - voila! news

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At the end of a soccer match in a stadium on the island of Java in Indonesia, the fans of the losing team stormed the field. The police responded with tear gas. As a result, crowds were suffocated and run over to death. The minister of sports in the country said that they will re-evaluate the issue of safety at the games and even consider not allowing the audience to come to the stadiums

129 people were killed and 180 injured in a riot at a soccer stadium in Indonesia

At the end of a soccer match in a stadium on the island of Java in Indonesia, the fans of the losing team stormed the field.

The police responded with tear gas.

As a result, crowds were suffocated and run over to death.

The minister of sports in the country said that they will re-evaluate the issue of safety at the games and even consider not allowing the audience to come to the stadiums

Reuters

02/10/2022

Sunday, 02 October 2022, 04:17 Updated: 04:58

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Indonesia: 129 people were killed and 180 were injured in a riot at a football stadium.

October 2, 2022 (Reuters News Agency)

At least 129 people were killed and another 180 were injured tonight (Sunday) in a riot at a soccer stadium in Indonesia, which appears to be one of the worst stadium disasters in the world.

At the end of the game, the fans of the losing team broke into the field and the police responded with tear gas.

These caused many people to be trampled and suffocated - this is what the East Java police chief in the country, Niko Afinta, said.

Indonesia's Sports Minister Zainedin Amali said that the authorities will re-evaluate the safety issue at soccer matches and will even consider not allowing crowds to enter the stadiums.

Also, the Indonesian Football Association has started investigating the case.