125 dead after crowd crush at Indonesian football match
by Rebecca Ratcliffe, David Connett and Adam Fulton from on (#649CG)
Police and match organisers under scrutiny after officers fired teargas in response to rioting fans
One of the world's worst-ever sports stadium disasters has left 125 people dead and around 180 injured at a football match in Indonesia.
Police used teargas in response to a pitch invasion by rioting fans, causing a crush among panicked spectators.
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