Published 2 years ago

Indonesia police: Stadium exit gates too small for escape

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Indonesian police investigating six of the 14 gates where most of the spectators died in the crush. Police spokesperson Dedi Prasetyo said that they were unlocked but only able to accommodate two people. Most of the 125 people who died were trampled or suffocated. The match in East Java's Malang city was attended only by Arema FC fans.

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Indonesia police: Stadium exit gates too small for escape

The gates at the Indonesian soccer stadium where police fired tear gas that set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two at a time when hundreds were trying to escape, police investigators said Tuesday.

2 years ago·Canada

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CBC News

Stadium gates too small for escape in deadly soccer stampede, Indonesia police say

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Associated Press News

Indonesia soccer group: Some gates locked in deadly crush

MALANG, Indonesia — Indonesia’s national soccer association says delays in unlocking the gates at a stadium after violence broke out at the end of a match contributed to a disaster

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Indonesia police: Soccer stadium exit gates too small for escape from riot

The gates at the Indonesian soccer stadium where 125 people died were too small to accommodate the hundreds who were trying to escape, police said.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Indonesia police: Stadium exit gates too small for escape

Indonesian police investigators say the gates at the soccer stadium where police fired tear gas that set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two at a time when hundreds were trying to escape

2 years ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Stadium exit gates too small for escape, say Indonesian police

Indonesian police have said that the gates at the football stadium where officers fired tear gas and set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two at a time when hundreds were trying to escape.

2 years ago·Ireland

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