Crowd stampede leaves 154 dead in South Korea

Over Halloween weekend, tragedy struck South Korea when 154 people died and 149 were injured from a massive crowd stampede in the Itaewon neighborhood of Seoul. Of the 154 deceased, at least 19 were foreigners, including two Americans. According to Yonhap News, a South Korean news outlet, the incident occurred on Saturday, Oct. 29, with the first reports reaching police authorities at 10:15 p.m.
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