Seoul’s Deadly Halloween Crowd Crush Killed Citizens of 15 Nations
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The deadly surge of revelers in Seoul’s Itaewon district on Saturday night hit citizens from at least 15 nations, prompting an outpouring of grief and offers of help from governments around the world.
While authorities are still investigating how the crush of mostly younger partiers took place, and whether police could have done more to prevent it from happening, foreign embassies in Seoul have been busy notifying distraught families about the loss of their loved ones on what were the first Halloween street celebrations in the South Korean capital since 2019.