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Indonesia police say gates in the soccer stadium stampede were too small for escape

Protest signs cover a gate at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, Indonesia on Tuesday. Police said the gates at the soccer stadium could only accommodate two people at a time when hundreds were trying to escape. (Achmad Ibrahim/AP)

MALANG, Indonesia — The gates at the Indonesian soccer stadium where police fired tear gas that set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two at a time when hundreds were trying to escape, police investigators said Tuesday.

Photos from the Malang stadium where 125 people died and hundreds were injured on Saturday night in one of the deadliest disasters during sporting events showed four connecting door panels forming one gate. There were 14 gates in total.

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