Seeking closure: Attendees walking in the stadium as they take part in a candlelight vigil prayer on the first anniversary of the October 2022 stampede that killed 135 people. — AFP
Hundreds of Indonesians paid tribute to the victims of a football stadium crush a year ago that killed 135 people in one of the world’s worst sports disasters, while some locals entered the ground and started fires on the pitch.
Grieving relatives, survivors and fans gathered for a mass prayer at the Kanjuruhan stadium in the East Javan city of Malang, where the fatal stampede unfolded at the end of a match between Arema FC and fierce rivals Persebaya Surabaya.
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