Indonesia stadium disaster: six face criminal charges over deadly crush
by Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#64FBE)
Police and match organisers among those to be charged after 131 were killed in one of the worst sports disasters in history
Six people, including police and match organisers, are facing criminal charges in Indonesia after a crowd crush at a football game killed at least 131 people at the weekend.
Saturday's tragedy in the Malang region of East Java was among the worst sporting disasters ever, as hundreds of fans tried to flee a riot in the stadium and teargas being fired by police, leading to a crush worsened by several locked exits.
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