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Indonesia president orders soccer security probe after deadly riot

Published October 2, 2022 Updated October 2, 2022 09:49am
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JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered on Sunday authorities to thoroughly re-evaluate security at soccer matches after a riot and stampede at a stadium in East Java province killed at least 129 people.

He also told the country’s soccer association (PSSI) to stop Liga 1 matches until the investigation had been concluded, and called for this to be the “last soccer tragedy in the nation.”

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