{"id":1669799,"date":"2022-10-03T09:24:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T13:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1669799"},"modified":"2022-10-03T09:30:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T13:30:09","slug":"over-125-dead-during-fan-stampede-after-indonesian-soccer-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-125-dead-during-fan-stampede-after-indonesian-soccer-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 125 Dead During Fan Stampede After Indonesian Soccer Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fover-125-dead-during-fan-stampede-after-indonesian-soccer-match%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1669799&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>At least 125 people are dead \u2014 most of them trampled in a stampede\u2013 after violent brawls erupted between opposing fans after a soccer match in Indonesia Sunday, marking one of the deadliest crowd calamities in sporting history.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities initially said that 174 people had been killed in the chaos, but the death toll had been revised after officials learned that some victims had been counted twice, according to East Java Deputy Governor Emil Dardak.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous fights broke out among rival fans at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java province\u2019s Malang city just as Persebaya Surabaya defeated home team Arema Malang 3-2 in the Indonesian Premier League Match on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to break up the fights, riot police fired tear gas which sent hundreds of panicked fans fleeing for the stadium exits, East Java Police Chief Nico Afinta said.<\/p>\n<p>In the chaos, dozens of people were trampled to death instantly, while others suffocated.<\/p>\n<p>Afinta said over 300 others were rushed to local hospitals, but many died on the way and during treatment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/AP22275022366537-e1664676203264.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>Panic following police actions left 129 dead, mostly trampled to death, Indonesian police reported.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Yudha Prabowo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/AP22275022424313.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AP22275022424313.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer fans rush the pitch during a clash between supporters at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, Indonesia.\" class=\"wp-image-24091520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AP22275022424313-1.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AP22275022424313-2.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AP22275022424313-3-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AP22275022424313-3-scaled.jpg&amp;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Soccer fans rush the pitch during a clash between supporters at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, Indonesia.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Yudha Prabowo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The disaster began when fans of Arema had pelted players and officials with bottles and other objects following their loss, witnesses said. Many then flooded the field to confront the team\u2019s management about the unwanted outcome \u2013 Armea\u2019s first home loss to Persebaya in 23 years.<\/p>\n<p>Video <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheInsiderPaper\/status\/1576340366185226240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">circulating on social media<\/a> shows fans from each side of the soccer pitch sprint toward midfield, appearing ready to fight each other before riot police suddenly run between them.<\/p>\n<p>Other video <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlertaNews24\/status\/1576362328697622529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shows <\/a>hundreds of fans frantically sprinting across the pitch for the exits, flinging themselves over barriers and desperately climbing fences.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/AP22275025974987-e1664676292287.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AP22275025974987-e1664676292287.jpg\" alt=\"Officers examine a damaged police vehicle following a clash between supporters of two Indonesian soccer teams at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, Indonesia.\" class=\"wp-image-24091521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AP22275025974987-e1664676292287-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AP22275025974987-e1664676292287-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AP22275025974987-e1664676292287-2.jpg&amp;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Officers examine a damaged police vehicle following a clash between supporters of two Indonesian soccer teams at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, Indonesia.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Yudha Prabowo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Riot police can be seen kicking and hitting people with batons as they try to get away \u2014 and firing tear gas canisters directly into the crowd at both ends of the field.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers fired tear gas directly at spectators in the stands, forcing us to run toward the exit,\u201d said spectator Ahmad Fatoni. \u201cMany victims fell because of shortness of breath and difficulty seeing due to tear gas and were trampled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another video shot from the seats <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=indonesia&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shows <\/a>a whole section of the stands engulfed in tear gas as fans cry out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sotiridi\/status\/1576387666761093120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Disturbing footage<\/a> shows a mass of injured people packed tightly into an overwhelmed hospital, with some lying motionless on the hospital floor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have already done a preventive action before finally firing the tear gas as (fans) began to attack the police, acting anarchically and burning vehicles,\u201d Afinta said at a news conference early Sunday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__header\">\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"button inline-slideshow__nav inline-slideshow__nav--prev inline-slideshow__nav--disabled\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Previous<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<span>1<\/span> of <span>4<\/span>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"button inline-slideshow__nav inline-slideshow__nav--next\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Next<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/APTOPIX-Indonesia-Soccer-Deaths.jpg\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Panic rose in the stadium after police attempted to. stop brawls between the opposing fans.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/APTOPIX-Indonesia-Soccer-Deaths-1.jpg 1756w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/APTOPIX-Indonesia-Soccer-Deaths-2.jpg 1317w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/APTOPIX-Indonesia-Soccer-Deaths.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/APTOPIX-Indonesia-Soccer-Deaths-3.jpg 439w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/APTOPIX-Indonesia-Soccer-Deaths-4-scaled.jpg 1024w\" \/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPanic rose in the stadium after police attempted to. stop brawls between the opposing fans.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AP<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AFP_32KJ4XX.jpg\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"The riots spilled out onto the streets leading to cars getting damaged.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AFP_32KJ4XX-1.jpg 1756w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AFP_32KJ4XX-2.jpg 1317w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AFP_32KJ4XX.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AFP_32KJ4XX-3.jpg 439w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AFP_32KJ4XX-4.jpg 1024w\" \/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe riots spilled out onto the streets leading to cars getting torched.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AFP_32KJ6CG.jpg\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Police and military personnel, some with riot gear, attempt to secure the field.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AFP_32KJ6CG-1.jpg 1756w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AFP_32KJ6CG-2.jpg 1317w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AFP_32KJ6CG.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AFP_32KJ6CG-3.jpg 439w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/AFP_32KJ6CG-4.jpg 1024w\" \/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolice and military personnel, some with riot gear, attempt to secure the field.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/APTOPIX-Indonesia-Soccer-Deaths-copy.jpg\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"The aftermath of the riots that went from inside the stadium to out on the streets.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/APTOPIX-Indonesia-Soccer-Deaths-copy-1.jpg 1756w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/APTOPIX-Indonesia-Soccer-Deaths-copy-2.jpg 1317w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/APTOPIX-Indonesia-Soccer-Deaths-copy.jpg 878w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/APTOPIX-Indonesia-Soccer-Deaths-copy-3.jpg 439w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/APTOPIX-Indonesia-Soccer-Deaths-copy-4-scaled.jpg 1024w\" \/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe aftermath of the riots that went from inside the stadium to out on the streets.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AP<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hooliganism and violence often run rampant at soccer matches in Indonesia, which is not known as an international powerhouse on the pitch, despite the fanataical behavior often exhibited by fans.<\/p>\n<p>The country is set to host the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI deeply regret this tragedy and I hope this is the last soccer tragedy in this country, don\u2019t let another human tragedy like this happen in the future,\u201d Indonesia President Joko Widodo said in a televised speech. \u201cWe must continue to maintain sportsmanship, humanity and a sense of brotherhood of the Indonesian nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite Indonesia\u2019s lack of international accolades in the sport, hooliganism is rife in the soccer-obsessed country where fanaticism often ends in violence, as in the 2018 death of a Persija Jakarta supporter who was killed by a mob of hardcore fans of rival club Persib Bandung in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><em>With Post wires<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 125 people are dead \u2014 most of them trampled in a stampede\u2013 after violent brawls erupted between opposing fans after a soccer match in Indonesia 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