Death toll in Indonesia football stampede reaches 174: Deputy governor
JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sunday ordered a safety review of the country's football matches, after a crowd stampede during a riot at one such match left at least 174 people dead in one of the world's worst stadium disasters.
At least 174 people died in the stampede, Deputy East Java Governor Emil Dardak told local media on Sunday afternoon. Other official or government-backed sources put the number between 129 and 182.Video footage from local news channels showed people rushing onto the pitch in the stadium in Malang and images of body bags.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said authorities must thoroughly evaluate security at matches, adding that he hoped this would be “the last soccer tragedy in the nation.” World football's governing body FIFA specifies in its safety regulations that no firearms or “crowd control gas” should be carried or used by stewards or police. East Java police did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether they were aware of such regulations.
Indonesia’s sports minister Zainudin Amali said the authorities would re-evaluate safety at football matches and consider not allowing spectators.
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