Finding their bodies: Indonesian fan's desperate search for family after soccer stampede


  • World
  • Wednesday, 05 Oct 2022

A picture of Andi Hariyanto and his late wife Gebi Asta Putri Purwoko, who died in a recent riot and stampede following a soccer match between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya at Kanjuruhan stadium, hangs on a wall at his house in Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, October 4, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

MALANG, Indonesia (Reuters) -Andi Hariyanto says he will never watch a football match again after his wife, two teenage daughters and a cousin were crushed to death in a stampede at an Indonesian stadium last week.

Watching local team Arema FC play on Saturday was a special outing for soccer fan Andi's family, including his two-year-old son.

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