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Charges laid in deadly Indonesian football stampede

People walk past a banner in Malang, Indonesia, calling for an investigation into the stampede that killed at least 131 people in one of the deadliest disasters in football history. (AFP Photo)

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have charged six people, including three police officers, over a football stadium disaster that killed 131 at the weekend.

“Based on the investigation and sufficient evidence, we have determined six suspects,” national police chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo told a news conference on Thursday.

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