Indonesia's chief security minister says the government will form an independent fact-finding team to explain is explain how one of the world's worst stadium disasters unfolded.
Thomson ReutersFootball supporters pray for victims of a stampede during a candlelight vigil in Jakarta on Sunday.
"My family and I didn't think it would turn out like this," said Endah Wahyuni, the elder sister of two boys, Ahmad Cahyo, 15, and Muhammad Farel, 14, who died after being caught in the melee. The team will investigate for the next few weeks with the aim of finding who was responsible for the tragedy, he said.
Home side Arema FC had lost the match 3-2 to Persebaya Surabaya, though authorities had said tickets were not issued to Persebaya fans over security concerns.
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