K-pop concert in Indonesia cut short after crowd crush
It is the third crowd control incident in Indonesia in just over a month, prompting concerns from the Association of Indonesian Music Promoters
News By IQ | 7 November 2022
K-pop band NCT 127 had to cut short their first-ever concert in Indonesia after 30 attendees fainted during a crowd crush. Around two hours into the Jakarta concert, the band handed out freebies causing fans to surge toward the stage until the barricade fences collapsed.
“Because of it, 30 people fainted. To prevent other incidents, we decided to stop the concert at 9.20pm,” said police spokesperson, Endra Zulpan, adding that the collapsed fans had recovered.
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