S Korea promises ‘thorough’ investigation after fatal crowd crush
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has promised a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush over the weekend that killed more than 150 people in the capital and plunged the country into mourning. Officials said on Monday the death toll had risen to 154, with 149 people injured, 33 of them in serious condition. Tens of thousands of people had crowded into the narrow streets and alleyways of Seoul’s popular Itaewon district […]
