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Two killed in SEA Games football final stampede
Two Indonesian football fans died in a stampede in Jakarta on Monday night at the Southeast Asia Games final against Malaysia, according to a report citing a paramedic.
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"When we found the victims, they were already dead," paramedic Abdul Majid told Detik.com news portal outside the stadium.
The two men wearing Indonesian red-and-white football team T-shirts were taken to hospital at 8:30 pm, around 90 minutes after the stampede broke out.
"As we were entering the stadium, the crowd of people pushed each other to make their way forward," Helmi, brother of one of the victims, told AFP.
"My brother was pushed away from me and we were separated. I then heard that some people had fallen and that people had died. I rushed to check and found my brother dead."
The identity of the second victim was unknown.
Local media reported that several other spectators had been taken to hospital, including a nine-year-old boy who had fallen into a coma.
Deadly stampedes at major sporting, music and religious events are common in Indonesia.
Violence at football games is also common, with disgruntled fans often throwing dangerous items onto the field after matches.
Earlier Monday, two men were arrested for burning down a ticket booth at the stadium upon learning the match had sold out, media reported.
Indonesian police officers evacuate an unconscious woman from the crowd after a stampede inside the stadium during the Southeast Asian Games final soccer match between Indonesia and Malaysia at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. A stampede outside the stadium at the football final of the Southeast Asian Games has left two fans dead.
donesian police officers evacuate an unconscious woman from the crowd after the stampede
Indonesian police officers evacuate an unconscious woman from the crowd after a stampede inside the stadium during the Southeast Asian Games final soccer match between Indonesia and Malaysia at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. A stampede outside the stadium at the football final of the Southeast Asian Games has left two fans dead.
Indonesian police officers evacuate a boy from the crowd
Two killed in SEA Games football final stampede
Two Indonesian football fans died in a stampede in Jakarta on Monday night at the Southeast Asia Games final against Malaysia, according to a report citing a paramedic.
AP Photo
"When we found the victims, they were already dead," paramedic Abdul Majid told Detik.com news portal outside the stadium.
The two men wearing Indonesian red-and-white football team T-shirts were taken to hospital at 8:30 pm, around 90 minutes after the stampede broke out.
"As we were entering the stadium, the crowd of people pushed each other to make their way forward," Helmi, brother of one of the victims, told AFP.
"My brother was pushed away from me and we were separated. I then heard that some people had fallen and that people had died. I rushed to check and found my brother dead."
The identity of the second victim was unknown.
Local media reported that several other spectators had been taken to hospital, including a nine-year-old boy who had fallen into a coma.
Deadly stampedes at major sporting, music and religious events are common in Indonesia.
Violence at football games is also common, with disgruntled fans often throwing dangerous items onto the field after matches.
Earlier Monday, two men were arrested for burning down a ticket booth at the stadium upon learning the match had sold out, media reported.
Indonesian police officers evacuate an unconscious woman from the crowd after a stampede inside the stadium during the Southeast Asian Games final soccer match between Indonesia and Malaysia at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. A stampede outside the stadium at the football final of the Southeast Asian Games has left two fans dead.
donesian police officers evacuate an unconscious woman from the crowd after the stampede
Indonesian police officers evacuate an unconscious woman from the crowd after a stampede inside the stadium during the Southeast Asian Games final soccer match between Indonesia and Malaysia at Gelora Bung Karno stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia. A stampede outside the stadium at the football final of the Southeast Asian Games has left two fans dead.
Indonesian police officers evacuate a boy from the crowd
