IN PHOTOS | Indonesia: Riots followed by stampede at football match leaves at least 170 dead

The tragedy on Saturday night in the eastern city of Malang, which also left 180 injured, was one of the world's deadliest sporting stadium disasters. Images taken from inside the stadium during the stampede showed police firing huge amounts of tear gas and people clambering over fences. (Photo | AP)

Arema FC supporters at the Kanjuruhan stadium stormed the pitch late on Saturday after their team lost 3-2 to the visiting team and bitter rivals, Persebaya Surabaya.(Photo | AFP)

Many of the victims were trampled or choked to death, according to police. A hospital director told local TV that one of the victims was five years old. Survivors described panicking spectators in a packed crowd as tear gas rained down on them.(Photo | AP)

A medical worker tends to bodies of victims of the stampede at the Saiful Anwar Hospital in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. (Photo | AP)

Officers examining a damaged police vehicle following the riots. Fan violence is an enduring problem in Indonesia, where deep rivalries have previously turned into deadly confrontations. (Photo | AP)

Torched vehicles, including a police truck, littered the streets outside the stadium on Sunday morning. Police said 13 vehicles in total were damaged. (Photo | AFP)

A relative of a victim in the soccer stampede cries as she waits at the Saiful Anwar Hospital in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. (Photo | AP)

Indonesian President Joko Widodo ordered an investigation into the tragedy, a safety review into all football matches and directed the country's football association to suspend all matches until 'security improvements' were completed. (Photo | AP)