At least 59 dead, dozens more injured after crowd surge at Halloween festivities in Seoul: Officials

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At least 59 dead, dozens more injured after crowd surge at Halloween festivities in Seoul: Officials
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BREAKING 100 injured, others feared dead after being crushed in crowd surge during Halloween festivities in Seoul

At least 59 people were killed and 150 more were injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul, South Korean officials said.

Officials say it was believed that people were crushed to death after a large crowd began pushing forward in a narrow alley near Hamilton Hotel, a major party spot in Seoul.SEOUL, South Korea - At least nine people were killed and dozens more were injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul, South Korean officials said.

The National Fire Agency separately said in a statement that officials were still trying to determine the exact number of emergency patients. Police, which were restricting traffic in nearby areas to speed up the transportation of the injured to hospitals across the city, also confirmed that dozens of people were being given CPR on Itaewon streets. The Seoul Metropolitan Government issued emergency text messages urging people in the area to swiftly return home.

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