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Indonesia police say stadium exit gates too small for escape in deadly soccer stampede

Indonesian police say that the gates at the soccer stadium where police fired tear gas and set off a deadly crush were too small and could only accommodate two people at a time when hundreds were trying to escape.

Photos from the Malang stadium where 125 people died and hundreds were injured on Saturday night in one of the sporting events worst disasters, showed four connecting doors forming one gate.

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