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The police officer was found dead after the crowd crush.
South Korean Police chief Yoon Tae-won said that the police have launched an internal probe into the officers’ handling of the emergency calls and other issues, including on-the-spot response to the crowd surge in Itaewon that night. Yoon said police have acknowledged that the 137 officers dispatched to Itaewon were primarily assigned to monitor crime,…
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Crowds are very peaceful and turn into a deadly crush.
At least 35 people died and over 200 others were injured in a stampede at a concert in South Korea’s capital Seoul. According to police emergency call logs, multiple calls were made as early as four hours before the tragedy unfolded, as the crowd in Seoul’s Itaewon became so packed that partygoers were unable to…
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South Korea’s prime minister and police admitted to their mistakes after the Halloween tragedy.
South Korean Prime Minister Yoon Je-hoon has said he is “deeply sorry” for the deaths of at least 26 foreign nationals in the stampede at an event in Itaewon last weekend. Yoon said, “The government will sincerely offer our condolences to the bereaved families of the foreign victims.” South Korea has been under criticism for…