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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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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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South Korea Halloween crush: Seoul tests crowd safety plan ahead of anniversary
About 150 volunteers participated in the dry run of an early warning system that will include 909 CCTV cameras in…
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A year after South Korea’s Halloween crowd crush, victims’ families still seek justice: ‘Law won’t bring our children back’
A South African teacher of English at a primary school, who wished to be identified only as Stan, told local…
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Mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya district asks Halloween partygoers to stay away
TOKYO: The mayor of Tokyo’s busy Shibuya shopping and entertainment district is asking Halloween celebrants not to visit, fearing that…
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Anger in South Korea as court rejects removing minister over Halloween crush
SEOUL: South Korea’s top court on Tuesday (Jul 25) ruled against a parliamentary vote to impeach the interior minister over…
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