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A stampede at a soccer stadium in Indonesia has killed at least 125 people and injured 180 after police sought to quell violence on the pitch, authorities said on Sunday, in one of the world's worst stadium disasters.
The riot, which happened last night in the eastern city of Malang, also left doznes injured.
Thousands of home fans invaded the pitch and police responded with tear gas that triggered a stampede.
"Today the death toll is 125, 124 have been identified and one has not," East Java deputy governor Emil Dardak told broadcaster Metro TV, citing data collected by local police from 10 hospitals.
"Some names were recorded twice because they had been referred to another hospital and were written down again."
The incident was one of the world's deadliest sporting stadium disasters.
Arema FC supporters invaded the field after their team's 3-2 defeat to Persebaya Surabaya.
Police described the unrest as a "riot" and said they tried to force fans back into the stands and fired tear gas after two officers were killed.
Police claim that many of the victims were either choked to death or trampled to death.
In addition to ordering a probe into the disaster and a safety review of all football games, President Joko Widodo also instructed the national football association to halt all matches until "security changes" were made.
Mr. Widodo expressed his grief over the event, saying, "I sincerely hope this football tragedy will be the last in our country."
Survivors recounted a packed gathering of terrified spectators as tear gas rained down on them.
One observer remarked, "Officers shot tear gas, and immediately everyone rushed to come out, pushing each other and it caused numerous victims."
"There was no rioting, nothing was happening. I have no idea why they suddenly started using tear gas. That's what surprised me—they didn't consider women or children."
One of the victims was a five-year-old child, a hospital director revealed on local television.
During the stampede, images captured from inside the stadium showed police firing copious amounts of tear gas and people scaling railings.
Through the mayhem, people were transporting injured bystanders.
People were seen cursing at police in social media video footage as they were armed with batons and riot shields.
This morning, the streets outside the stadium were littered with torched vehicles, including a police truck. 13 automobiles in total, according to the police.
Authorities reported that all 42,000 seats in the stadium were sold out. 3,000 people, according to the police, stormed the field.
In Indonesia, where intense rivalries have in the past resulted in lethal clashes, fan violence is a persistent issue.
Longtime rivals Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya.
Due to worries of violence, Persebaya Surabaya supporters were not permitted to purchase tickets for the game.
Mahfud MD, Indonesia's coordinating minister for political, legal, and security affairs, claimed that organisers disregarded officials' advice to hold the game in the afternoon rather than the evening.
Additionally, he claimed that although the government had advised printing only 38,000 tickets, 42,000 people showed up and the event was sold out.
"The administration of football matches has been improved by the government and will be further enhanced. However, this sport, which is popular with the general public, frequently prompts fans to express their emotions in an unexpected way "He stated in a post on Instagram.
Football matches in Indonesia's premier league, BRI Liga 1, were postponed by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) for a week prior to Mr. Widodo's declaration.
Additionally, it forbade Arema FC from hosting matches at home for the remainder of the year.
PSSI Chairman Mochamad Iriawan said, "We're sorry and apologise to families of the victims and to all parties over the event.
The head of the organisation that oversees football in the area, the Asian Football Confederation, expressed his sorrow over the tragedy's human toll.
In a statement, AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said, "I am very surprised and grieved to hear such dreadful news coming out of football-loving Indonesia."
The FIFA Under-20 World Cup will be held in Indonesia in six stadiums in May of 2019. Not on that list is the Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang.
Other tragic stadium events include the 1989 Hillsborough Stadium crush in Britain, where 97 Liverpool fans died, and the 2012 Port Said Stadium tragedy in Egypt, where 74 people lost their lives in conflicts.
In 1964, a stampede at the Lima National Stadium during a Peru-Argentina Olympic qualifier killed 320 and injured over 1,000.
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