What happened at the Kanjuruhan stadium in Malang, East Java, which led to such a high number of casualties? What have been some other stadium tragedies, in India and the world? Previous instances of football violence in IndonesiaIndonesian football supporters often clash with rivals both within the country and outside. In what is among the worst stadium tragedies, 320 people were killed during a stampede at a Peru-Argentina Olympic qualifier in Lima in 1964. Closer home, in Nepal in March 1988, 90 people were killed at Kathmandu’s national football stadium as fans rushed towards locked gates in a hailstorm.

Source: Indian Express October 02, 2022 18:01 UTC