TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - At least five people Persebaya Surabaya soccer club fans, locally called bonek, died after consuming bootleg alcohol in Subang regency, according to West Java regional police.
The fans were on the way to Bandung, West Java, to attend the annual congress of the Indonesian Football Association (PSSI).
"Previously, only three people died and early this morning, two more people dued. In total, there are 5 people who died,” said Head of Public Relations Division of the West Java regional police Sr. Comr. Yusri Yunus in Bandung on Sunday.
The five men were identified was Brian Adam Firdaus (17), Rudi (23), Hasrul (22), Hasrif (18) and Sahrul.
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