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Video of the stadium crush that led to the death of 174 people in Indonesia

BBC reported earlier today the death of at least 174 people in a crush at an Indonesian football match that has become one of the world’s worst stadium disasters.

According to BBC report, about 180 were also hurt in aftermath of home team Arema FC’s loss to bitter rivals at the overcrowded stadium late on Saturday in Malang, East Java.

The crush took place after police tear-gassed fans who invaded the pitch.

In a viral video sighted by Filasconews.com, security forces chased fans who invaded the pitch and whip them with rod-like weapons.

The fans were running Helter-Skelter while the police, the military and the other security officers chase them.

The police tear gassed the people who led to the death of the so many people in the stadium.

A survival said, who saw people suffocating to death after the police fired the tear gas.

After the incident, so many lifeless bodies were discovered on the pitch and in the stance.

Watch the video below showing how it happened.

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