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| Indonesia concert crush kills 10 | Indonesia concert crush kills 10 |
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| Ten people have died while trying to escape a crush at a punk rock concert in Indonesia. | Ten people have died while trying to escape a crush at a punk rock concert in Indonesia. |
| The disaster occurred when music fans tried to leave a concert hall in the city of Bandung as hundreds of others were surging in, witnesses said. | The disaster occurred when music fans tried to leave a concert hall in the city of Bandung as hundreds of others were surging in, witnesses said. |
| Most of the victims are said to have been teenagers, and concert organisers are being questioned by police. | Most of the victims are said to have been teenagers, and concert organisers are being questioned by police. |
| The venue had more than twice as many people inside as was permitted, local media suggested. | The venue had more than twice as many people inside as was permitted, local media suggested. |
| "Outside, there were hundreds of people pushing to enter," one 19-year-old witness told the local Pikiran Rakyat newspaper. | "Outside, there were hundreds of people pushing to enter," one 19-year-old witness told the local Pikiran Rakyat newspaper. |
| "They were pushing at the gate. | "They were pushing at the gate. |
| "Inside, there were also a lot of people who wanted to leave, because the hall was so packed that it was difficult to breathe." | "Inside, there were also a lot of people who wanted to leave, because the hall was so packed that it was difficult to breathe." |
| There were reports that concert organisers may have distributed free alcoholic drinks during the event. | |
| "When the concert finished, those who were drunk went amok, kicking everything," another witness told Reuters TV. | |
| "Those in the middle of the crowd were crushed and trampled." | |
| Several people were reported injured. | |
| There have been a number of deadly stampedes at concerts in Indonesia in recent years. |