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Lost, unfound: South Korea’s Halloween tragedy was preventable, says national police chief

SCMP, 01 Nov 2022
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South Korea’s police chief admitted on November 1, 2022, that authorities’ emergency response to the Itaewon incident was “inadequate”. Yoon Hee-kuen’s remarks came as the death toll from the October 29 tragedy rose to 156. As South Korea enters a week of public mourning, there are mounting questions over how the crush in Itaewon happened and what preventive measures could have been taken.

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