Two Match Officials Sentenced in Soccer Crush that Killed 135

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An Indonesian court sentenced two football match officials to prison Thursday after finding them guilty of negligence over one of the world's deadliest stadium stampedes.

The October 2022 match in Malang, East Java, led to the deaths of 135 spectators, with many crushed as they fled for exits once police fired tear gas into the crowd that had assembled to watch Arema FC play Persebaya Surabaya.

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