K-pop band NCT 127 was forced to end their first concert in Indonesia early after 30 people fainted in a crush.
Indonesia is still reeling after more
than 130 people, including at least 40 children, died in a stadium crush last month – one of the deadliest disasters in football history.
Police spokesperson Endra Zulpan said late on Friday the concert near the capital, Jakarta, had been going for two hours when fans started surging forward to get closer to the stage.
“Because of it 30 people fainted. To prevent other incidents, we decided to stop the concert,” Zulpan said, adding the collapsed fans recovered without serious injury.
Just before the crush, the boy band had been handing out freebies to fans, 19-year-old concertgoer Syifa Aulia said.
Fans in the back pushed towards the stage until the barricade fences collapsed, she added.
