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A serious accident occurred at a match played in East Java after a crowd from the local team, Arema FC, invaded the field of play and desperately escaped tear gas fired by the police. To the number of casualties are also added 180 who ended up wounded. The Minister of Sports warned that they will review the security for sports events and the competition was suspended.
This Saturday, October 1, Persebaya Surabaya defeated Arema FC 3-2 as a visitor in a game corresponding to the 11th date of the Indonesian tournament, but the sports comments remained an anecdote after disturbances arose inside the stadium that they ended with 129 dead, 180 injured and another 300 with emergency cadres, according to figures provided by the police.
The match that was held in the province of East Java had an invasion of the local public, something that led to a reaction from the security forces, who fired tear gas, aggravating the situation.
The fumes caused suffocation and desperation in civilians, who ran over each other looking for a way out of the situation, East Java police chief Nico Afinta told reporters. He in turn added that the pictures of the 180 wounded were getting worse and the fatality figures were likely to increase.
The videos that have gone viral detail how hundreds of spectators who had entered the field of play fled due to the threatening advance of the security forces. While the local channels added images of the Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, where there were body bags.
In recent times, Indonesia has been the subject of increasing violence due to rivalries between clubs, often leading to fights between the fans of the different factions.
football tragedy #Indonesia: reports speak of more than 100 dead and 180 wounded after a pitched battle
📌 Arema FC fans clashed with the police on the playing field
📌It happened after the defeat in the classic against Persebaya Surabayapic.twitter.com/JJxTsA4vWi— double yellow (@okdobleamarilla) October 1, 2022
In this context, the organizers of the Indonesian First Division tournament, the BRI Liga 1, decided to suspend all the matches that were to be played during the next week. For its part, the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) warned that they will open an investigation to clarify these facts “that stain the face of national football.”
Who also spoke was the Minister of Sports of the Nation. Zainudin Amali said that the relevant authorities will be in charge of re-evaluating security at football matches and will weigh the possibility of not allowing the entry of any type of spectator after the events.
The events of this day are one of the worst that have happened in a football stadium in history. In April 1989, 96 Liverpool supporters were crushed to death when a grandstand collapsed at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
Indonesia seeks to boost the growth of the discipline in its country by hosting international competitions. For example, it will host the U-20 World Cup in May next year and is one of the three candidates nominated to host the Asian Cup, the most important continental tournament in the region.
With Reuters and EFE
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