1) 17 dead, 38 injured in boxing match stampede in Indonesia's Papua province
2) Nabire Clash Victims' Families Criticize Police Response
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1) 17 dead, 38 injured in boxing match stampede in Indonesia's Papua province
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A stampede at a boxing match in Indonesia's restive Papua province has left at least 17 dead and another 38 in a critical condition, a local police spokesman said.
Police say the incident at the Kota Lama Sports Stadium in Nabire occurred after supporters of a losing boxer attacked opposing fans.
Most of the victims were women trampled in the stampede.
Papua police spokesman Gede Sumerta Jaya told reporters that the bout began at 11pm Sunday night and the incident took place early this morning.
"Seventeen people died in the crush, 12 of whom were women, and another 38 were injured and have been hospitalised for treatment," he said.
Mr Jaya said 1,500 people had gathered to watch the match.
"Everyone else made a quick dash for the exit in fear the violence would get out of control, and dozens of people were trampled on," he said.
In 2011, two people were killed in a stampede when thousands of fans jammed a Jakarta stadium for the Southeast Asian Games football final between the home nation and rival Malaysia.
AFP/Kyodo
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2) Nabire Clash Victims' Families Criticize Police Response
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The families of Nabire clash victims in Papua, regrets the inability of the police to quickly anticipate the outbreak. The clash claimed the lives of 18 during the Bupati Nabire Cup boxing tournament at Kota Lama Nabire Sport Stadium, Papua, on Sunday, July 14, 2013.
"We are baffled by this event. Where were the police at that time? Why did they allow those people to fight and kill each other?" Yance Tagii, deputy head of Dogiyai Regency Legislative Council's wondered in anger, on Monday, July 15, 2013.
One of his family members, Yuliana Magai, 45 years old, died in the incident. "She was trampled to death when she was about to exit the sport stadium's door. We demand the police and Nabire government to take responsibility," he said. Yuliana's body now rests at a funeral home on Kusuma Bangsa street, Nabire.
Yance urged the police to immediately capture the perpetrators that triggered the fight and punish them with a proportionate punishment. "Not only one or two died in the clash, but many," he said.
Nabire Regency Resort Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Bahara Marpaung stated that his people are still investigating the deadly clash in the Kota Lama Nabire Sport Stadium. He extended his deepest condolences over the death of the victims. "We promise we will investigate this case thoroughly," he said.
JERRY OMONA
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