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Stampede at Halloween Event Kills at Least 146 in Seoul
Update : This story has been updated throughout with the latest death toll and new details. At least 146 people were killed and 150 more injured when they were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward...
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What We Know About Deadly Crowd Crush in Seoul
The scale of the tragedy from a deadly crowd crush in Seoul continues to rise, with at least 153 dead and dozens more injured, some critically. As authorities attempt to identify the victims and...
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'Unbearable': 2 US Families 'Devastated' After Seoul Crowd Crush
Steve and Maria Blesi had just gotten back from a trip to the grocery store Saturday when their older son, Joey, got in touch to ask if they'd heard what had happened in Seoul, and if they knew whether...
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K-Pop Star Was Killed in Seoul Crowd Crush
One of the two Americans killed in the deadly Seoul crowd crush tragedy was the niece of a US congressman from Ohio, Rep. Brad Wenstrup. "Monica and I, and our entire family, are grieving the loss of...
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In Hours Before Seoul Surge, Worried 911 Calls
The deadly crowd surge in Seoul over the weekend, which left more than 150 dead and dozens injured during festivities celebrating Halloween, took place about four hours after an initial 911 call had...
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Three US Soldiers Saved 30 Lives in Crowd Crush
The death toll from the weekend crowd crush in Seoul stood at a staggering 156 on Thursday, reports the AP , but it might have been even worse if not for three off-duty US soldiers. Yonhap News Agency...
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Climber Got to 72nd Floor Before He Was Arrested
A British man was detained after climbing more than halfway up the world’s fifth-tallest skyscraper with only his bare hands on Monday, authorities in Seoul say. More than 90 police and other emergency...
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Parasite Star, 48, Found Dead in Car
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, who starred in 2019's Oscar-winning Parasite, was found dead in a car in a central Seoul park Wednesday morning. Police had been alerted earlier after Lee, 48, wrote a...
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Filmmaker Demands Probe Into Parasite Actor's Death
South Korea is still reeling from the death last month of popular Parasite actor Lee Sun-kyun, whose body was found in a car in a Seoul park. Lee's family says he'd left behind what appeared to be a...
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There's a Move to Get Lonely Beluga Out of 'Unethical' Home
Efforts have kicked up again to "free Bella," a beluga whale housed in an aquarium in a South Korean shopping mall. Bella was caught in 2013 at the tender age of 2 in the Arctic Ocean, off the coast of...
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1.5K Trash Balloons Have Descended on South Korea
Flights in and out of Incheon, South Korea, were paused for hours early Wednesday when balloons presumably sent by North Korea began descending on the city's airport. More than 1,500 balloons carrying...
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Car Plows Into Crowd, Killing 9
Nine people were killed Monday evening when a car slammed into pedestrians waiting at a traffic light in South Korea's capital. At least four other people were hospitalized after the driver, a man in...
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Politician Takes Heat for His Reasoning on Male Suicides
Men are taking their own lives in increasing numbers in South Korea, which has one of the highest suicide rates among the world's richest nations. One local politician thinks he's got the spike partly...
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K-Drama Star Song Jae-lim Found Dead
Song Jae-lim, a South Korean actor and former model, was found dead in Seoul on Tuesday. The 39-year-old's body was discovered in his apartment by a friend who planned to have lunch with him, CNN...
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Seoul Sees Biggest November Snowfall in a Century
The biggest November snowstorm to hit South Korea's capital in more than a century came on Wednesday, grounding hundreds of flights, disrupting commuter traffic, and leaving at least two dead. South...
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