Indonesia Presses for Answers After Deadly Soccer Stampede

Indonesia Presses for Answers After Deadly Soccer Stampede
Arema Football Club supporters pray during a vigil outside the Kanjuruhan stadium to pay condolence to the victims, after a riot and stampede following soccer match between Arema vs Persebaya outside in Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, on Oct. 2, 2022. Willy Kurniawan/Reuters
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MALANG, Indonesia—Dozens of Indonesian police were placed under investigation on Monday over a stampede at a soccer match that killed 125 people, as authorities sought to determine what caused one of the world’s deadliest stadium disasters and who was to blame.

Panicked spectators were crushed on Saturday as they tried to flee the overcrowded stadium in Malang, East Java, after police fired tear gas to disperse fans of Arema FC, who had poured onto the pitch after a 3–2 home defeat to Persebaya Surabaya.