At least 174 dead in Indonesia football stadium stampede (update)

Flowers are sprinkled as supporters of local soccer club Arema FC pray, outside Kanjuruhan Stadium where a riots broke out on Saturday night in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Panic at the soccer match between Arema FC and Persebaya of Surabaya city left over at least 174 people dead, most of whom were trampled to death after police fired tear gas to dispel the riots. - AP

MALANG (Indonesia), Oct 2, 2022 (AFP): At least 174 people died at an Indonesian football stadium when thousands of angry home fans invaded the pitch and police responded with tear gas that triggered a stampede, authorities said Sunday.

The tragedy on Saturday night in the city of Malang, which also left 180 injured, was one of the world's deadliest sporting stadium disasters.