S. Korea president says deadly stampede 'should not have happened'
09:44 UTC+8, 2022-10-30
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South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol said Sunday that a deadly stampede at a Halloween event which killed at least 149 people and injured scores more "should not have happened".
09:44 UTC+8, 2022-10-30
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South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol (centre L) arrives in the capital's popular Itaewon district, after a Halloween stampede in Seoul on October 30, 2022.
South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol said Sunday that a deadly stampede at a Halloween event which killed at least 149 people and injured scores more "should not have happened".
"In the centre of Seoul, a tragedy and disaster occurred that should not have happened," Yoon said in a national address, vowing to "thoroughly investigate" the incident and ensure it could never happen again.
Source: AFP
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