China News Agency, Jakarta, October 2. A serious riot broke out among fans at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, on the evening of the 1st, resulting in 129 deaths and hundreds of injuries, of which 180 are being treated in hospitals.
On October 1, local time, after a football match in East Java, Indonesia, a riot and stampede occurred in the local stadium, causing hundreds of deaths and injuries.
According to Indonesian media reports, on the evening of the 1st, in the 11th week of the 2022-2023 season of the Indonesian Football League, the game between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya was played at Arema. The home game will be held at the Kanjuluhan Stadium, Malang City.
The result of the game was that the Arema team, who played at home, lost to the Persebaya team with a score of 2:3.
After the final whistle, emotional home fans began to jump over the fence and rush into the field, and the situation quickly got out of control.
More and more fans rushed into the stadium causing stampedes and serious riots.
Although the security police fired tear gas, it was difficult to control the situation.
While the riots occurred inside the stadium, there were also riots outside the stadium. More than a dozen vehicles, including several police cars, were overturned, smashed, and even burned by fans.
As of noon on the 2nd, the riots have killed 129 people, including two policemen, and injured hundreds of people, of which 180 are being treated in local hospitals.
East Java Provincial Police Officer Nico Afenta said most of the dead were caused by stampedes.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo expressed condolences for those killed in the unrest and asked the country's police chief to thoroughly investigate the cause of the "tragic incident".
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