The President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, has said FIFA have been in
touch with authorities in the country to improve the safety of
football stadiums in the country after a stampede led to the deaths of
131 people at a match at the Kanjuruhan Stadium.
MALANG, Indonesia: The death toll from an Indonesian football riot that turned into a stampede rose by six to 131 on Tuesday, a local health official said. The six additional victims who succumbed to their injuries “have been sent home to their families,” said Wiyanto Wijoyo, head of the health agency in Malang Regency where the tragedy took place. The police chief in