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Indonesia boxing stampede kills 17 in Papua province | Indonesia boxing stampede kills 17 in Papua province |
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At least 17 people have been killed in a stampede at a boxing match in Indonesia, police say. | At least 17 people have been killed in a stampede at a boxing match in Indonesia, police say. |
The match took place on Sunday night in Nabire town in the eastern province of Papua. | The match took place on Sunday night in Nabire town in the eastern province of Papua. |
The stampede occurred as supporters of the loser started rioting, Papua police spokesman Gede Sumerta Jaya told the BBC. | The stampede occurred as supporters of the loser started rioting, Papua police spokesman Gede Sumerta Jaya told the BBC. |
They started throwing chairs at the winner's supporters, causing people to panic and flee the stadium. | They started throwing chairs at the winner's supporters, causing people to panic and flee the stadium. |
Most of those killed were women, reports said, and many others were hurt in the stampede. | |
Media reports say there were more than 1,000 people in the arena even though its official capacity was only around 800 people, the BBC's Karishma Vaswani reports from Jakarta. | Media reports say there were more than 1,000 people in the arena even though its official capacity was only around 800 people, the BBC's Karishma Vaswani reports from Jakarta. |
Thirteen people are being questioned for their part in organising the event, but so far no one has been named a suspect, our correspondent adds. | Thirteen people are being questioned for their part in organising the event, but so far no one has been named a suspect, our correspondent adds. |
Only two of the five stadium gates were functional during the match, reports say. | |
Riots like these are quite rare in boxing matches in Papua, police say. | |
In 2011, two football fans were killed during a stampede at a match in Jakarta between Indonesia and Malaysia. | |
In 2008, at least 21 people were also killed while waiting for charity handouts from a wealthy family at a town in East Java. |
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