Panic at an Indonesian football match after police fired tear gas to disperse the spectators engaged in chaos left 129 dead, reports AP.
Most of them trampled to death, local police said on Sunday.
Several fights between supporters of the two rival football teams were reported inside the Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java province's Malang city after the Indonesian Premier League game ended where Persebaya Surabaya defeated Arema Malang 3-2.
The brawls that broke out just after the game ended late night Saturday prompted riot police to fire tear gas, which created panic among supporters, said East Java Police Chief Nico Afinta.
Hundreds of people ran to an exit gate to avoid the tear gas. Some suffocated in the chaos and others were trampled, killing 34 almost instantly.
More than 300 were rushed to nearby hospitals to treat injuries but many died on the way and during a treatment, Afinta said.
He said the death toll is likely to increase, since many of about 180 injured victims' conditions were deteriorating.
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