127 dead after violence at football match in Indonesia
Arima FC supporters stormed the pitch late on Saturday at Kanjuruhan Stadium in the eastern city of Malang as their side lost 3-2 to Persiba Surabaya. Their first loss to their bitter rivals in more than two decades. At least 127 people killed after violence at football match in Indonesia. Police responded with tear gas, sparking a stampede, officials said Sunday.
Photos taken from inside the stadium during the stampede showed large amounts of tear gas and people climbing over fences. According to police, many of the victims were trampled to death. Police said people were killed when angry fans stormed the soccer pitch after a match at Kanjuruhan Stadium, late Saturday.
"Thirty-four people died inside the stadium and the rest died in hospital."
Police, who described the unrest as...