Indonesian police say that gates at the soccer stadium, where police fired tear gas and set off a crush killing 125 people, were too small and could only accommodate two at a time when hundreds were trying to escape.
were too small and could only accommodate two at a time when hundreds were trying to escape.
“For those six gates, they were not closed but they were too small. They had a capacity for two people but there were hundreds coming out. There was a crush there,” Prasetyo told reporters.On Monday, police announced they had removed one police chief and nine elite officers and 18 others were being investigated for responsibility in the firing of tear gas inside the stadium.
Distraught family members were struggling to comprehend the loss of their loved ones, including 17 children, at the match, while Arema players and officials laid wreaths Monday in front of the stadium. Mourners pay their respects to the victims outside Kanjuruhan Stadium on Monday in Malang, Indonesia.Police are questioning witnesses and analyzing video from 32 security cameras inside and outside the stadium and nine cellphones owned by the victims as part of an investigation that will also identify suspected vandals, he said.