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East Java Police Chief Nico Afinta said about 180 people are injured, but many of them are in a deteriorating condition.Some of the victims have sustained brain injuries - and one doctor told local media that a five-year-old was among those who had died.A local health official said many of the victims died of"chaos, overcrowding, trampling and suffocation".FIFA regulations state that no firearms or"crowd control gas" should be carried or used by the police.
While the sporting venue is only supposed to hold 38,000 people, he claimed 42,000 tickets had been issued. Indonesia's football league had said games would be suspended for a week - but Mr Widodo has ordered all matches to be postponed until the investigation is concluded. There have been previous outbreaks of trouble at matches in Indonesia, with a strong rivalry between clubs sometimes sparking violence between supporters.Justinus Lhaksana, a former coach for Indonesia's national futsal team, told Sky News:"This is the not first time we have had deadly casualties. But usually it's one or two people who die after a match.
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