A lost football game caused hundreds of people to die! After a football match in East Java, Indonesia on Saturday (10/01), fans were dissatisfied with the team that supported lost, and thousands of fans were thrown onto the court. Police fired tear gas into the crowd and caused a stampede, killing at least 129 people, including a 5-year-old child. The death toll increased to 174 on the 2nd.
riots occurred in Indonesia in a football match, and the police fired tear gas and caused a stampede, causing serious casualties.
The riot occurred at the stadium in East Java, Indonesia. Arema Football Club vs. Persebaya Surabaya, losing 2-3 to the opponent, the first time it has lost to their mortal enemy in more than 20 years.
fans were rushed into the court, causing riots. Associated Press
The people work together to lift the injured and get rid of the injured. Reuters
fans were dissatisfied with the team they supported lost, and thousands of fans rushed into the stadium, triggering the riots described by the police as "riots" and killing two police officers. The police therefore fired tear gas into the crowd and tried to force the crowd to withdraw to the stands, which triggered a stampede on the scene.
Police said the incident killed at least 127 people and injured 180 others. The death toll later increased to 129. The director of a hospital told the local TV station that one of the dead was only 5 years old. It is understood that 34 people died on the spot in the stadium, while the rest died after being sent to the hospital. Death due to trampling. The death toll from
rose after it was reported that East Java Deputy Governor Emil Dardak said on the 2nd that the death toll has increased to 174.
Police blocked a vehicle that was set on October 2. AFP
Angry fans even set fire outside the court to vent their anger.
AFP quoted a survivor as saying that the police's tear gas poured down like raindrops, causing panic and pushing the people, which led to this tragedy. The 43-year-old spectator Doni said: "The police fired tear gas, and the masses naturally rushed out and pushed each other, causing many victims."
In response to the police's riots, Doni refuted: "Nothing happened at that time, there was no riot at all. I don't know what the problem was. They (the police) suddenly fired tear gas. This scared me. Didn't they think of children and women?"
Indonesian Football Association (PFFI) said it would suspend the football league for a week. The Indonesian government apologized for this and promised to investigate.
President Joko Widodo has ordered an investigation into the accident, conduct a safety review of all football matches, and directed the national football association to suspend all matches until the "safety improvement" is completed.
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