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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

South Korean police received first emergency call hours before deadly Seoul Halloween crush

The scene following the deadly crush in Itaewon

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Calls made to police before more than 150 people were crushed to death in a Halloween party crowd in Seoul show safety concerns were first raised roughly four hours before the crush turned deadly.

Transcripts of 11 calls received by South Korean police on Saturday night show the first warning of a possible deadly surge was made at 6.34pm by a member of the public who said: “Looks like you can get crushed to death.”

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