At least 125 people have died and more are being treated for injuries following a stampede at a football stadium in Java, Indonesia, on Saturday night, according to media reports.
Authorities revised lower an earlier figure of 174 deaths.
The match was between two of Indonesia’s biggest teams, the rival Javanese clubs Arema and Persebaya Surabaya. Following Arema’s defeat, its supporters ran onto the pitch — leading the police to open tear gas in an effort to disperse the crowds, according to the reports.
The tear gas, in turn, led to a stampede as people tried to flee the scene. Only 34 of the victims died in the stadium, while the rest died while being treated for injuries in the nearby hospitals later on, the reports said....
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