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# south korea tragedy

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2022

South Korea police admit crowd surge response was 'insufficient'

At least 156 mostly young people were killed, and scores more injured, in a deadly crowd surge on Saturday.

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Nov 1st 2022, 6:47 AM

South Korea mourns Halloween crowd surge victims

Calls for accountability were growing this morning in the press and online, as potential lapses of crowd control and policing emerged.

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Oct 31st 2022, 9:30 AM