At least 125 people have died in a crush at an Indonesian football match that has become one of the world's worst stadium disasters. Hundreds wer

Indonesia: At least 125 dead in football stadium crush

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2022-10-02 13:30:16

At least 125 people have died in a crush at an Indonesian football match that has become one of the world's worst stadium disasters.

Hundreds were also hurt in aftermath of home team Arema FC's loss to bitter rivals at the overcrowded stadium late on Saturday in Malang, East Java.

Fifa, the world's governing football body, states that no "crowd control gas" should be carried or used by stewards or police at matches.

One eyewitness told the BBC that police had fired numerous tear gas rounds "continuously and fast" after the situation with fans became "tense".

Fifa President Gianni Infantino said it was "a dark day for all involved in football and a tragedy beyond comprehension".

Indonesian officials at one stage put the death toll in the disaster as high at 174 people, but this was later revised downwards.

President Joko Widodo has ordered that all matches in Indonesia's top league must be stopped until an investigation has been carried out.

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