One of the world’s worst-ever sports stadium disasters has left at least 174 people dead and around 180 injured at a football match in Indonesia.
It is reported that a five-year-old baby and two police officers, were among those killed after a riot broke out during a football match between Indonesia’s top flight league clubs Arema and Persebaya Surabaya in the city of East Java.
Pandemonium began immediately after the final whistle in the game that ended 3-2 in favour of Persebaya Surabaya, followed by a dreadful pitch invasion by the fans of Arema at the Kanjuruhan Stadium.
The fans reportedly started attacking police officers and burning cars as the event turned into anarchy. Subsequently, police operatives started firing tear gas into the crowd which resulted in a stampede and huge chios. More than 300 people were rushed to nearby hospitals but many couldn’t make it to the hospital while some died during treatment.
Multiple reports claimed that some players who were still on the pitch during the incident were not spared during arguably the worst stadium disaster in history. However, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has since expressed his condolences to the victims of the unfortunate incident.
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