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Indonesian police chief apologises for football stampede

The police chief in the Indonesian region where a deadly football stadium crush occurred on Saturday has apologised for the disaster. At least 125 people were killed when fans rushed for the exits after the police fired tear gas at them.

Deva was at the stadium with her brother. She told Newsday that the police created the chaos: “So many women and children, that shooting gas made people panic and run to exit door.”

(Picture: People react as tear gas is let off by police after a football match between Arema FC and Persebaya at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java. Credit: STR/AFP via Getty Images.)

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