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Soccer’s worst disasters: Same mistakes by police, fans die

FILE - 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, File) FILE - Security officers detain a fan during a clash between supporters of two Indonesian soccer teams at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Yudha Prabowo, File) FILE - Soccer fans carry an injured man following clashes during a soccer match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Yudha Prabowo, File) FILE - Police officers and soldiers stand amid tear gas smoke after clashes between fans during a soccer match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Yudha Prabow, File)
Soccer’s worst disasters: Same mistakes by police, fans die