On the evening of October 1st local time, at a football match held at the Malang Kanjuluhan Stadium in East Java, Indonesia, violent conflict occurred in fans of the two teams, resulting in the death of 129 people and a large number of injured people were sent to local hospitals. The footage taken by local people in the hospital showed that the hospital was crowded with wounded people everywhere.
Local police said that this gymnasium could only accommodate more than 30,000 people, but the actual number of people that night exceeded 40,000. Indonesia Coordination Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Ma Fu said on the 1st, "This is a tragedy."
According to Indonesian media reports, on the evening of the 1st, after the match between Malang Arema Football Club and Persebaya Football Club ended, supporters of the teams of both sides quarreled and fought on the court. The riot police fired tear gas. A large number of fans hurriedly left the stadium and trampled at an exit of the stadium. killed 127 fans and 2 policemen and injured another 180 people.
On October 2, East Java Provincial Police Chief Niko Afenta said that most of the casualties were caused by hypoxia. The local government has sent medical teams and joint rescue teams to carry out rescue work in the stadium and evacuate the injured to several nearby hospitals. He said the death toll could still rise.
Indonesian Youth and Sports Minister Zainding said on the 2nd that the government will investigate the fan conflict incident that occurred in East Java Province on the evening of the 1st, and re-evaluate the organizer of the game organizer and the security issues of the Indonesian football match.
Source: CCTV News Client
