Indonesia stadium disaster death toll rises to 131

Agencies | Malang

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The death toll from an Indonesian football riot that turned into a stampede rose by six to 131 on Tuesday, a local health official said.

The six additional victims who succumbed to their injuries “have been sent home to their families,” said Wiyanto Wijoyo, head of the health agency in Malang Regency where the tragedy took place.

The police chief in Indonesia’s East Java province where a stadium tragedy left 131 dead at the weekend apologized Tuesday for the disaster.

“As the regional police chief, I am concerned, saddened and at the same time I am sorry for the shortcomings in the security process,” Nico Afinta told a press conference in the city of Malang.