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Sun, November 27, 2022 | 21:24

Promised aid slow to arrive for families of foreign victims in Itaewon tragedy

Promised aid slow to arrive for families of foreign victims in Itaewon tragedy

Gulieva Giunai, a Russian student at Kwangwoon University, was devastated when she learned that her friend Kristina was among the 26 foreign nationals killed in the crowd crush in Itaewon on the night of Oct. 29. Although they were from different cities of Russia, the two had known each other since 2020 when they attended Korean language classes together at a university in No...

2022-11-02 15:53

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Yongsan Police Station raided over deadly Itaewon crush

Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, Yongsan Police Station raided over deadly Itaewon crush

A special police investigation team raided the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the Yongsan Police Station and six other offices Wednesday as part of an investigation into the bungled police response to the deadly Itaewon crowd crush.

2022-11-02 15:10

PM apologizes for quip at press briefing on Itaewon tragedy

PM apologizes for quip at press briefing on Itaewon tragedy

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo issued an apology Wednesday for making a quip at a media briefing with foreign journalists with regard to the Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon.

2022-11-02 14:48

PM pledges accountability over police inaction on calls hours before Itaewon tragedy

Gov't to revamp police's 112 emergency call system

Gov't to revamp police's 112 emergency call system

The government said Wednesday it will overhaul the current operating system of the police's emergency hotline, responding to mounting criticism about their failure to properly respond to numerous calls warning of overcrowding in Seoul's Itaewon district on the night of the tragic crowd crush.

2022-11-02 13:46

Yoon enraged by police inaction on calls on night of Itaewon tragedy: official

PM pledges accountability over police inaction on calls hours before Itaewon tragedy

PM pledges accountability over police inaction on calls hours before Itaewon tragedy

Prime Minister Han Duck-soo said Wednesday the government will sternly hold accountable those responsible as transcripts of emergency calls revealed that police took no action hours before the Itaewon tragedy.

2022-11-02 10:17

PM apologizes for quip at press briefing on Itaewon tragedy

Crowded subways trigger anxiety after Itaewon disaster

Crowded subways trigger anxiety after Itaewon disaster

A 30-year-old office worker surnamed Lee, who travels on Seoul Metro Line 9 in her morning commute from Dangsan Station to Sinnonhyeon Station, got off the train midway on Monday morning, feeling shortness of breath. “I couldn't breathe. It's not the first time I felt like I was suffocating during my morning subway ride, but it was so serious, like a panic attack,” she said. ...

2022-11-02 08:41

Korea criticized for poor crowd control over Halloween tragedy

Korea criticized for poor crowd control over Halloween tragedy

Foreign nationals and media have been accusing the Korean government of failing to control the crowd in Itaewon on Saturday, pointing to that as one of the main reasons the Halloween tragedy happened there, killing at least 156 people and injuring 152. The Iranian government publicly criticized the Korean government for the lack of crowd control. Nasser Kanaani, a spokesman f...

2022-11-01 16:59

Religious leaders mourn Halloween crush victims

Religious leaders mourn Halloween crush victims

Religious leaders on Tuesday visited a mourning alter for those killed in the country's worst crowd crush in history.

2022-11-01 16:50

Witch hunting continues as internet users try to find someone to blame

Witch hunting continues as internet users try to find someone to blame

While the government has called for a national period of mourning until Nov. 5 over the massive crowd crush that killed 156 and injured 152 in Itaewon over the weekend, many are trying to find the cause of the tragedy, in order to hold those responsible to account.

2022-11-01 16:18

Hotel next to alley of Halloween crush illegally extended terrace

Hotel next to alley of Halloween crush illegally extended terrace

A hotel located along a sloped alley, where the deadly crowd crush happened, illegally extended its terrace, a document showed Tuesday, suggesting the construction made the narrow path even narrower.

2022-11-01 14:42

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