17 children among 125 dead in Indonesian football tragedy

People throw flowers during a candle light vigil for the victims of Saturday's soccer riots outside Kanjuruhan Stadium where it broke out, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia,on Oct. 2, 2022.- AP

MALANG, Indonesia (Reuters): Seventeen children were among at least 125 people killed in a soccer stampede in Indonesia at the weekend, officials said, as pressure builds on the nation to explain how one of the world's worst stadium disasters unfolded.

Violence and hooliganism have long been features of Indonesian football, especially in places such as Jakarta, the capital, but Saturday's disaster in a small town in Java has thrown a spotlight on the problem.