

World soccer’s governing body FIFA specifies in its safety regulations that no firearms or “crowd control gas” should be carried or used by stewards or police. Jokowi, as the President is known, ordered the Football Association of Indonesia, the PSSI, to suspend all games in the top league BRI Liga 1 until an investigation had been completed. President Joko Widodo said the authorities must thoroughly evaluate security at matches, adding that he hoped this would be “the last soccer tragedy in the nation”.
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The head of another hospital in the area told Metro TV that some victims had sustained brain injuries and that the fatalities included a five-year-old. Many victims at the nearby Kanjuruhan hospital suffered from trauma, shortness of breath and a lack of oxygen due to the large number of people at the scene affected by tear gas, said paramedic Boby Prabowo. (2030 IST), followed by scuffles, and what appeared to be clouds of tear gas and unconscious fans being carried out of the venue. Video footage from local news channels showed fans streaming onto the pitch after Arema FC lost 3-2 to Persebaya Surabaya around 10 p.m. The stadium disaster appeared to be the world's worst in decades. The earlier figure may have included duplicate fatalities, he said.Īn East Java police spokesperson said 323 people were injured, up from the initial count of 180.Įxplained: What’s behind Indonesia’s deadly soccer match?

Some local officials had put the death toll at 174, but East Java Deputy Governor Emil Dardak said the number of fatalities had subsequently been revised down to 125. They started attacking officers, they damaged cars,” Nico said, adding that the crush occurred when fans fled for an exit gate. Indonesia Football Stadium Riot by TH Graphics Team
