Indonesia: Riots erupt during soccer match, 170 killed At least 127 killed in mass riots during soccer match in Indonesia

New Delhi:

At least 170 people were killed in a riot at a soccer match in Indonesia on Saturday night. This includes children and police officers. This riot happened during a football match. The match took place at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, a landlocked city in the Indonesian province of East Java. Arema FC and Perseboua Surabaya teams were playing in the football match. Indonesia’s police chief Nico Afinta in East Java province said on Sunday that 170 people were killed when a riot broke out during a crowd at a football match. At the same time 180 people were injured.

Among the killed are two members of the National Police. Niko said Indonesia’s top league BRI Liga 1 has suspended games for a week following the unrest. The Indonesian Football Association said it would investigate what happened after the match.

Footage posted on social media showed fans climbing a fence as they tried to escape the clouds of smoke after tear gas shells were fired at the site to disperse the crowd. According to media reports, during this time chaos was also seen on the streets outside the stadium.

It is known that in this match the fans of both teams came face to face. The unrest was caused by Arema football club’s loss to Persebaya at home. The defeat caused a large number of his supporters to take to the field. After that, mass riots broke out. More than 100 football fans and two police officers were killed in this.