The stampede occurred as thousands of people celebrated Halloween night in the popular Itaewon nightlife district. Most victims were teenagers and people in their 20s who crowded into a narrow ...

By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea At least 146 people were killed and 150 others were injured in a stampede during Halloween festivities in Seoul ...

The tragedy occurred in Itaewon of Seoul, when around 100,000 people -- mostly in their teens and 20s, wearing Halloween costumes -- had poured into its narrow, winding streets for partying, causing ...

Seoul marked a somber anniversary over the weekend, a year after nearly 160 people died in a crowd surge in Itaewon, a popular nightlife district in the city. Oct. 29, 2022, had started as a long ...

Today, Itaewon clubs have regained 60 to 70 percent of their business, said Yoo Tae-Hyuk, who runs a club near the disaster alleyway and leads an association of Itaewon store owners.

(SEOUL, South Korea) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday declared a period of national mourning after a stampede left at least 153 people dead and 82 injured during Halloween ...

The Halloween stampede tragedy on Seoul’s Itaewon district on Oct. 29, 2022, sparked fierce public criticism of the authorities for lax crowd control. The tragedy occurred when around 100,000 people — ...

A South Korean court convicted three former police officers of destroying evidence in an attempted cover-up after a deadly Halloween crowd crush in 2022.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (C) speaks to reporters on Oct. 30, 2022, in the city's central area of Itaewon on his government's response to a deadly stampede accident that claimed at least 153 lives ...