Football Riots Indonesia: 174 people died in this accident...
So far 174 people have died, while 180 people have been injured in the violence and stampede that broke out during the football match in Indonesia's stadium on Saturday. This is one of the biggest accidents in the world's stadiums so far. A bigger accident than this happened 58 years ago in Peru. 320 people lost their lives here.
Actually, in the year 1964, the Olympic qualifier match was being played between peru and argentina in Lima. Argentina's team was leading 1-0. Meanwhile, a Peruvian goal was dismissed by the referee. Because of this, the Peruvian fans got furious and came out on the field. From here the argentina fans also got angry. Meanwhile, the police had to fire tear gas shells to intervene, causing a stampede on the ground. Due to the closure of the stadium doors, people could not come out and about 320 people lost their lives. 500 people were also injured in this incident.
Supporters could not bear the defeat
According to the police officer, the supporters of the losing team refused to accept the defeat and forcibly entered the football field, which led to a clash with the police and then a stampede. Supporters of both the football teams clashed inside the stadium and started fighting and rioting. To control the crowd, the police fired teargas shells, which spread panic in the crowd. people scrambled to leave the stadium, leading to a stampede upon exit.
Fans were furious here too
- After peru in 1985 during the european Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus, 39 people were killed and 600 were injured.
- 97 Liverpool fans were killed in the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough Stadium in Britain.
