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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Ex-police officers in South Korea first to be convicted over deadly Halloween crowd crush that killed 159

A South Korean court has convicted three former police officers of destroying internal files and other evidence in an attempted cover-up after a Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people.

The tragedy happened in Itaewon, the popular nightlife area of Seoul, on October 29, 2022.

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