Football stampede a wake-up call for Indonesia to overhaul protocols, standards

A woman walking past a damaged police vehicle inside Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
People pay their respects to the victims at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang on Oct 7, 2022. PHOTO: AFP
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JAKARTA - Burnt police vehicles with smashed windows, a collapsed barricade on the football pitch, and a yanked-out stadium chair hurled onto the running track.

Scenes from the aftermath of clashes at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, on Oct 1 told a tale of an uncontrolled crowd bent on getting even after their team lost a football match, even if it meant breaking the law.

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