Indonesian Football Stampede

bluerobert · October 2, 2022

Tragic news coming out of Indonesia. At least 174 have died. Thoughts are with their families

Indonesia: At least 174 dead in football crush

Supporters who invaded the pitch are tear-gassed by police, leading to one of the world's worst stadium disasters.

www.bbc.co.uk

Spadge Vernacular · October 2, 2022

This flashed on the news earlier. Absolutely awful.

davek · October 2, 2022

Shocking.

john jako · October 2, 2022

Been reading up on it all morning and it’s absolutely scandalous police brutality.

How the tried to control a situation was the exact opposite of what they should of done. Blood is on their hands. Many people would of died a very painful death here. It’s disgusting some of the videos floating about.

BlueStevie35 · October 2, 2022

Absolutely senseless that we can still have these types of tragedies in 2022

helpimonfire · October 2, 2022

Those poor souls.

LinekersLegs · October 2, 2022

Horrendous. RIP to the victims and hope those that caused the stampede are punished to the full extent of the law

125 die as tear gas triggers crush at Indonesia soccer match

MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Panic and a chaotic run for exits after police fired tear gas at an Indonesian soccer match to drive away fans upset with their team's loss left at least 125 dead, most of whom were trampled upon or suffocated, making it one of the deadliest sports events in the world.

apnews.com

Citing FIFA’s stadium safety guidelines against the use of “crowd control gas” by pitch side stewards or police, Amnesty International called on Indonesian authorities to conduct a swift, thorough and independent investigation into the use of tear gas at Kanjuruhan stadium.

“Those who are found to have committed violations are tried in open court and do not merely receive internal or administrative sanctions,” said Usman Hamid, executive director of Amnesty International Indonesia.

He said tear gas should only be used to disperse crowds when widespread violence has occurred and when other methods have failed. People must be warned that tear gas will be used and allowed to disperse. “No one should lose their lives at a football match,” Hamid said.