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Today in History: Police tear gas triggers Kanjuruhan stampede, 135 dead
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- On 1 October 2022, after Arema lost at home to rivals Persebaya Surabaya in a Liga 1 match in East Java, roughly 3,000 Arema fans stormed Kanjuruhan Stadium’s pitch in Malang. Police deployed tear-gas, triggering a panic-driven stampede; a crush at an exit suffocated supporters, killing 135.