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Former Seoul police chief found not guilty of negligence in Halloween crush
SEOUL: A South Korean court ruled on Thursday (Oct 17) that Seoul’s former police chief was not guilty of negligence…
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Local police chief jailed for 3 years over deadly South Korea crowd crush: Report
SEOUL: A South Korean court handed a three-year jail term on Monday (Sep 30) to a former Seoul district police…
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Commentary: Tokyo’s Shibuya wants to cancel Halloween. That’s a mistake
HOW HALLOWEEN TOOK OFF IN JAPAN Halloween is a recent invention in this part of the world. When I first…
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Itaewon crowd crush: Families of victims continue to seek answers one year on
Thousands of people were packed so tightly into a narrow alley that fateful night that they could not move. Some…
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Families to hold mass commemoration for Seoul 2022 crush victims
Sunday’s commemoration is expected to be attended by around 10,000 people, including the victims’ families, survivors of the crush, activists,…
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‘I couldn’t breathe’: Seoul crowd crush survivor writes to heal
By chance, she was swept to the side of the street, and when her back hit a wall, she was…
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Seoul creates memorial at site of deadly 2022 Halloween crowd crush
SEOUL: The narrow alleyway in South Korea’s capital where nearly 160 people were crushed to death during Halloween festivities a…
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