Indonesia to demolish soccer stadium where stampede killed over 130
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The October 1 tragedy at a stadium in East Java's Malang city that killed 132 people, including 43 children, was one of the world's deadliest sporting disasters. About 580 spectators were injured, the government said. Now, Indonesia will demolish and rebuild a football stadium. The president of soccer's world governing body met with Indonesia's president on Tuesday and pledged to help improve stadium safety to prevent a repeat of a tragedy.