At least 125 people have died after police fired tear gas to disperse rioting football fans in Indonesia's East Java province, in one of the world's worst stadium tragedies.
The incident on Saturday night at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang city prompted Indonesian President Joko Widodo to order the suspension of the top-flight Liga 1 competition pending a review.
Most of the victims died of a lack of oxygen during a stampede after fans invaded the pitch as hosts Arema FC lost 3-2 to rival East Java club Persebaya Surabaya, provincial police chief Nico Afinta said.
"We regret and deplore the tragedy," Afinta told a press conference on Sunday.
He said there were few Persebaya fans as they were banned from attending the match given the fierce rivalry between the two clubs in the country's top-tier league Liga 1.
"We had suggested that the match be attended by Arema fans only," he said.
Afinta said two police officers were among the dead.
Malang health chief Widjanto Widjoyo put the death toll at 129, based on information collected from hospitals in the city.
"We will create a call centre to provide information for families looking for their loved ones," he said.
Widodo called for a "thorough" investigation.
"I have also ordered PSSI [the Indonesian Football Association] to stop Liga 1 temporarily until an evaluation and improvements have been made," he added.
The president offered "condolences on the death of our compatriots."
PSSI said in a statement earlier that Arema would not host any more games for the rest of the season.
A team had been formed to investigate the incident, PSSI said.
"We regret the action of Arema supporters at Kanjuruhan Stadium," PSSI chief Mochamad Iriawan said.
"We offer condolences and apologize to the victims' families and all parties for the incident," he said.
Afianto, the police chief, said security personnel followed procedures when they fired tear gas after about 3,000 fans invaded the pitch.
"If the fans had followed the rules, this incident would not have happened," he said.
Security personnel are banned from using crowd-control gas and firearms at stadiums under FIFA stadium safety and security regulations.
"The Indonesia Football Association may have been negligent for not informing the police that security procedures at a soccer match is not the same as those at a demonstration," he added.
Witnesses said fans were not attacking rival supporters. Rather, they were demonstrating their disappointment at the players and officials as they left the pitch.
