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Crush kills at least 149 at Halloween festivities in Seoul
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A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween festivities in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 149 people and injuring
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At least 120 people were killed and dozens more injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital of Seoul, South Korean officials said.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- About 100 people were injured and an unspecified number were feared dead after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward
At least 120 people were killed Saturday and some 100 were injured in a stampede in central Seoul when thousands crowded into narrow streets to celebrate Halloween, officials said.
At least 59 people were killed and 150 more were injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul, South Korean officials said.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials say dozens of people were in cardiac arrest after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul.
Halloween celebrations turned deadly Saturday night as 120 people were crushed to death in a stampede incident in South Korea’s capital, officials say.
Scores of people celebrating Halloween in the South Korean capital have been reportedly injured during a crowd surge. The incident took place during Halloween festivities.
Officials said people were likely crushed to death after a stampede in a narrow alley near a major party spot on Saturday night in the South Korean capital. Dozens more were injured.
By Gawon Bae and Claire Colbert, CNN At least 146 people are now reported to have been killed during an incident at Halloween festivities in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhood Saturday night, according to Choi Seong-bum, chief of the Yongsan-gu Fire Department.
South Korean officials said about 50 people were in cardiac arrest and a number feared dead after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul.
