10 killed in Indonesian concert stampede
A stampede at an Indonesian punk rock concert killed 10 people and injured dozens of others, most of them teenagers, police said today.
The crush happened last night after a show by local band Beside in the regional capital of Bandung on Java island.
Hundreds of fans tried to leave at the same time, causing panic, police said.
Deadly crushes are fairly common at Indonesian pop concerts and sports events, particularly in provincial towns where crowd safety measures are often inadequate.
Police in Bandung were questioning 15 concert organisers, but no arrests had been made.
The 10 victims were trampled to death, and scores of others were being treated for breathing difficulties, said a doctor.
