LOADING ERROR LOADING MALANG, Indonesia — Police firing tear gas after an Indonesian soccer match in an attempt to stop violence triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving at least 125 people dead, most of them trampled upon or suffocated. At the Vatican, Pope Francis said he was praying for “all those …
Chaos broke out after a local match in East Java province, triggering police to fire tear gas, resulting in the stampede. Violence, chaos and a deadly stampede that erupted following a domestic league football match on Saturday night marked one of the worst sporting disasters in history. Chaos broke out after Persebaya Surabaya defeated rival Arema Malang in Saturday night’s …
