127 dead during football match: Team fans storm field in Indonesia after teargas-baton charge

127 dead during football match: Team fans storm field in Indonesia after teargas-baton charge

127 people have died in a stampede during a football match in Indonesia. 180 people have been injured. The incident happened on Saturday night at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java.

A match was underway between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya in Indonesia's BRI League-1. The Persian team lost. The supporters of the losing team entered the field. The police had to fire tear gas to stop them, leading to a stampede.

34 people died in the stadium itself

Police said that 127 people, including two police officers, were killed in the incident. The rest died in hospital. A video of the incident has also surfaced, in which fans are seen hurling objects at security personnel. The police resorted to lathi charge and fired tear gas canisters to control the crowd. The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) released a statement expressing its condolences over the incident.

The PSI said that an investigation will be conducted into what happened after the game and a team has left for Malang for this. PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) chairman Ahmad Hadian Lukita said that we are deeply saddened by the incident.