Riots and stampedes at the Indonesian football field have killed at least 174 people and injured dozens of people.
The tragedy that took place in the eastern city of Malang on Saturday night was one of the biggest stadium disasters.
East Java Police said that after the team lost to Persebaya Surabaya 2:3, thousands of Arema FC fans rushed into the Kanjuruhan Stadium. Police tried to control the "riots" by firing tear gas, triggering a stampede when panicked fans rushed to the exit gate.
Some people suffocated to death in the chaos, while others were trampled to death. At least 34 people, including two policemen, died in the stadium.
East Java Vice Governor Emil Dardak said in an interview with Kompas TV on Sunday afternoon that the death toll has climbed to 174, while more than 100 injured are receiving intensive treatment in eight hospitals. He said eleven of them were in critical condition.
A hospital director told the local TV station that one of the victims was only five years old.
Video clip from local news channels shows fans pouring into the Kanjurujan Stadium in Malang after Arema Football Club lost to Persebaya in Surabaya. You can see the melee, and the smell of tear gas is filled with the air. The image also shows that people who seem to have lost consciousness are taken away by other fans.
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