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Indonesian leader says locked gates contributed to deaths

A man weeps as the offers prayer outside Kanjuruhan Stadium where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Saturday, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Police firing tear gas inside the stadium on Saturday in an attempt to stop violence after an Indonesian soccer match triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving at a number of people dead, most of them trampled upon or suffocated. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi) Soccer fans pray during a candle light vigil for the victims of Saturday's stampede, in Tangerang, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Police firing tear gas inside a stadium in East Java on Saturday in an attempt to stop violence after an Indonesian soccer match triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving at a number of people dead, most of them trampled upon or suffocated. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Soccer fans light a flare during a candle light vigil for the victims of Saturday's stampede, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Police firing tear gas inside a stadium in East Java on Saturday in an attempt to stop violence after an Indonesian soccer match triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving at a number of people dead, most of them trampled upon or suffocated. Writing on the poster reads "Investigate thoroughly". (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi) Victims' shoes left near one of the gates of Kanjuruhan Stadium, the site of Saturday's soccer stampede, are seen sprinkled with flowers in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Police firing tear gas inside the stadium on Saturday in an attempt to stop violence after an Indonesian soccer match triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving at more than 100 people dead, most of them trampled upon or suffocated. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi) Men weep as they offer prayer outside Kanjuruhan Stadium where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Saturday, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. Police firing tear gas inside the stadium on Saturday in an attempt to stop violence after an Indonesian soccer match triggered a disastrous crush of fans making a panicked, chaotic run for the exits, leaving at a number of people dead, most of them trampled upon or suffocated. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi)
Indonesian leader says locked gates contributed to deaths