Indonesia's fatal football stampede caused by tear gas, say investigators
The team, which included government officials, football and security experts, has been investigating how more than 130 people died in a crush after a match at Kanjuruhan stadium in East Java on October 1. Coordinating Security Minister Mahfud MD said a separate team was still investigating the toxicity of the gas used, but that whatever the result, it could not "diminish the conclusion that the massive (number of) deaths was mainly caused by tear gas." Indonesian authorities and the Indonesian football Association (PSSI) have faced mounting questions and criticism over why police fired tear gas inside the stadium, a crowd control measure banned by world football governing body FIFA. The fact-finding team found the police personnel on duty had no knowledge of the prohibition of tear gas at football matches.
