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The neighborhood of Itaewon, a trendy hub for foreigners and foreign cuisine in South Korea's capital, became the location of a deadly crowd surge on Saturday night. More than 150 people died ...
Halloween festivities in Seoul, South Korea, became a nightmare after a stampede broke out in the capital city's Itaewon district. Here's what we know so far: At least 149 people were killed and ...
Itaewon was popular for its diversity and nightlife. A week after a disaster killed more than 150 young people there, the neighborhood is a monument of grief. Share full article People paying ...
Seoul Halloween tragedy At least 158 people were killed in a crowd crush during Halloween celebrations in the streets and narrow alleys of the Itaewon area of Seoul on the night of Oct. 29.
Eleven emergency calls were made warning about the potentially dangerous crowd gathering South Korea's national police chief admits "inadequate" crowd management It's unclear whether crowd control ...
At least 153 people were killed and over 100 more hurt in a stampede during Halloween festivities in the Itaewon district of Seoul, South Korea — the first outdoor, mask-free celebration of the ...
He went on to reject media reports which framed the crowd surge as a “stampede” which saw around 100,000 people gather in Itaewon for the country’s biggest Halloween celebration since the ...
It was not immediately clear what sparked the stampede, which started in a narrow alleyway lined with clubs. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose office is near Itaewon, declared a national ...
Seoul police assigned 137 officers to manage a crowd of Halloween revellers anticipated to number over 100,000 over the weekend — a decision that has come under intense criticism following the ...
Footage shared shortly before a deadly stampede in Seoul shows the scale of crowds that gathered in the area of Itaewon, where over 150 were killed. Thousands of people can be seen in the narrow ...
Authorities in South Korea on Tuesday admitted flaws in crowd control that contributed to a deadly stampede in Seoul's Itaewon district on Saturday night, as the death toll climbed to 156. Police ...