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World football lives a day of mourning after at least 127 people will be killed and 180 ended up injured in Indonesia after a football match where there was an invasion of the field and a subsequent confrontation with the police. The match between Arena FC and Persebaya Surabaya was played in Kanjuruhan, a town in Indonesia, after the invasion of the field and the intervention of the security forces, the moment became uncontrollable and resulted in one of the worst tragedies in history. history of world football.
According to MARCA, Arema FC fans entered uncontrollably to the field of play after his team was defeated 2-3 by Persebaya Surayaba , at the aforementioned Kanjuruhan stadium. It is said that the police tried to disperse the invaders and everything resulted in a repression even with smoke canisters. Faced with this reality, the fans began to run aimlessly and everything would end in a tragic and unfortunate massacre.
🇮🇩 | URGENT: At least 127 dead and close to 200 injured in clashes in Indonesia in what is considered the worst tragedy in a football stadium in history. pic.twitter.com/MYllmOnmlq—Alert News 24 (@AlertaNews24) October 2, 2022
One of the worst tragedies in the history of world football
It was learned that many of the deceased would have been trapped and immobilized, which is why they died asphyxiated or trampled by the mob that ran terrified and aimlessly. Various media have compared this tragedy to the one that occurred in Heysel in the final of the European Cup in the year of 1985.
It should be noted that the Indonesian Football League, better known as League 1, made the decision to suspend the remaining games that were scheduled for the weekend , in addition to the fact that Arema will not play with the public again for the remainder of the championship .
Pronouncement of teams and the Indonesian Football Association
Faced with this reality, the Indonesian Football Association issued a statement: “Our deepest condolences for the incident that happened to you in the Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang. May the deceased find the best place and the bereaved family may receive strength.
For his part, Persebaya also spoke through his Twitter account: “ The great family of Persebaya expresses its deepest condolences for the loss of life after the Arema FC vs. Perseberry. No life is worth Alfatihah football for the victims. And may the family left behind have strength.”
It should be noted that the Kanjuruhan stadium has a capacity for more than 80.000 viewers. Members of the security forces were also reported among those killed in said tragedy.
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