“The use of tear gas was carried out in accordance with the procedures for using force and was outside the match venue, not inside the stadium,” said Semarang Deputy Police Chief Yuswanto Ardi. The officers first used a water cannon and then fired tear gas. Semarang Police Chief Irwan Anwar said the decision was made because of the experience from the previous match between the two teams in Surakarta, when PSIS Semarang supporters were attacked as they returned home.įans attempting to enter the stadium pushed and then threw objects at police officers who tried to hold them back. Indonesian police fired tear gas to disperse fans who were trying to force their way into a match that was held without spectators, months after the use of tear gas in another stadium in East Java caused one of the world's worst sporting disasters. Riot police officers fire tear gas to disperse soccer supporters outside Jatidiri Stadium in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, Friday, Feb. Organizers and police had decided to hold the match without spectators to avoid possible violence.
No injuries were reported on Friday, when thousands of supporters of PSIS Semarang fled tear gas at the entrance to Jatidiri Stadium in Semarang city after they attempted to enter the closed-door match to support their team against Persis Solo, a team from Surakarta city. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian police fired tear gas outside a soccer stadium to disperse fans who were trying to force their way into a match in Central Java province on Friday, months after the use of tear gas in another stadium caused one of the world’s worst sporting disasters.
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