At least 170 people were killed after riots broke out on a football pitch in Indonesia when Arema FC lost their first home game in 23 years.
At least 174 people were trampled to death or suffocated after riots broke out on a football pitch in Indonesia.
Police responded by firing tear gas – which is banned by Fifa – including towards the stadium’s stands, causing panic among the crowd. He said the death toll is likely to increase because many of the approximately 180 injured are deteriorating in intensive care. Grieving relatives waited for information about their loved ones at Malang’s Saiful Anwar General Hospital. Others tried to identify the bodies laid out at a morgue.‘I deeply regret this tragedy and I hope this is the last soccer tragedy in this country. Don’t let another human tragedy like this happen in the future,’ he said.
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