Malang. Silence has spread everywhere in Malang city of Indonesia. The death toll in the stampede that broke out after Saturday night’s football match has risen to 174. It is being said that this number can even go beyond 200. Actually, the condition of dozens of people is very serious. Violent clashes broke out between the supporters of both the teams after the match. After this the police fired tear gas shells. There was confusion everywhere. Now many videos of this incident are going viral on social media.
In the viral video, it can be seen that the police are brutally beating people. People are running to save their lives. Panic spread after police fired tear gas shells. Thousands of people rushed to the exit gate of Kanjuruhan Stadium, where many people suffocated.
Footage from Indonesia – Riots at a football game in Indonesia between Arema and Persebaya Surabaya supporters kill at least 127 people, injuring 180, police confirm
— bortey (@joelbortey) 2 October 2022
Videos from the stadium show fans running across the field after the final whistle. And the police fired tear gas shells in response. Earlier, Java Police Chief Nico Afinta said, ‘The whole atmosphere was chaotic. They started attacking the officers, they damaged the cars. Two police officers are also among the dead.
It’s heartbreaking to witness, football is not a violent sport, put an end to such riots
RIP to all the victims and their families#indonesiafootball #indonesia pic.twitter.com/hrED9OWFEH
— Aritra Parab (@AritraParab) 2 October 2022
In the video going viral on social media, it can be seen that the fans were climbing the fence to escape. Lifeless corpses are seen on the floor in different videos. It is being said that the fans had reached this gate to get out of the stadium. People were having trouble breathing.
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In fact, it’s not about football.
Deeply saddened about this in Indonesia last night.
Hopefully, this will never happen again in football.#indonesiafootball #indonesiastampede pic.twitter.com/vdkri1uTVz
— Mickey Jr. (@MickyJnr__) 2 October 2022
Security Minister Mohammad Mahfood wrote on Instagram that 42,000 tickets for the match at Kanjuruhan Stadium have been sold. While the capacity of the stadium was 38,000.
Thank you @LFC For your support, all of us football fans in Indonesia are mourning pic.twitter.com/8pjG1p5cCZ
—bake_kiri (@guntur_skacore) 2 October 2022
Witnesses said thousands of Arema supporters, frustrated by their team’s defeat, threw bottles and other objects at players and football officials. Fans thronged the grounds of the Kanjuruhan Stadium and asked the Arema management how the team lost the match after 23 years of unbeaten run in home matches.
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Tags: football, Indonesia, omg videos, stampede
First Published: October 02, 2022, 16:24 IST
