On October 1, police had to fire tear gas after violence broke out following an Indonesian soccer match in east Java. The police action started a rush for the exit resulting in chaos which left 125 people killed and more than a hundred others injured.

EXCLUSIVE | Indonesia: Violence at soccer match kills 125, police action leads to stampede

Investigation into the deadly Indonesia soccer stampede by a fact-finding team has revealed that tear gas was the main cause of death in one of the world's worst stadium disasters, the country's security minister said on Friday.

Tear gas was the main reason behind the Indonesia soccer stampede, investigators say

The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) and world soccer governing body FIFA will form a joint taskforce in a bid to improve crowd control and safety measures after a deadly soccer stampede earlier this month, officials said on Thursday (October 13).

FIFA, Indonesian football body set up taskforce after stadium stampede tragedy

Seventeen children were among at least 125 people killed in a soccer stampede in Indonesia at the weekend, officials said, as pressure builds on the Southeast Asian nation to explain how one of the world's worst stadium disasters unfolded.

Indonesian soccer stampede: 17 children among the dead in shocking incident