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S.Korea police chief says crowd control at site of Halloween crush was inadequate

Cabinet members, accompanying South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, pay tribute to the victims during a visit to the scene of a crowd crush that happened during Halloween festivities, in Seoul, South Korea, November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea's police chief said on Tuesday that crowd control in the area where a crush killed more than 150 party-goers in central Seoul was "inadequate."

Yoon Hee-keun made the remark at a news briefing televised live, saying he felt heavy responsibility over the incident, where a surge in Halloween partiers trapped in narrow alleys killed 155 people and injured another 152.

(Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi; Editnig by Kim Coghill)

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