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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim

Officials: Dozens in cardiac arrest after Seoul crowd surge

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South Korean officials said around 50 people were in cardiac arrest and a number feared dead after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul.

Choi Cheon-sik, an official from the National Fire Agency, said around 100 people were reported as injured during the crowd surge Saturday night in the Itaewon leisure district and that around 50 were being treated for cardiac arrest as of early Sunday.

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