130+ dead after game

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At least 125 killed in Indonesia soccer stadium crush | CNN

At least 125 people are dead after chaos and violence erupted during an Indonesian league soccer match into the early hours of Sunday, according to Indonesia's National Police Chief in what is one of the world's deadliest stadium disasters of all time.

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Sounds awful

 

[somecyguy]

Soccer fans are some strange people, but tossing tear gas into a congested area with no easy way to exit is just GD stupid.

 

[simply1]

Pretty crazy they have a ban on fans from the visiting team. Obviously not well enforced.

“All sports clubs (in Indonesia) that compete between the cities are always intense,” Indonesian football analyst Dex Glenniza told CNN, who noted that it was “forbidden” for Arema and Persebaya supporters to visit each other’s stadiums.