SEOUL (Reuters) - The number of deaths reported from a stampede in a central district of the South Korean capital Seoul has risen to 120, a fire official said.
SEOUL (Reuters) – The number of deaths reported from a stampede in a central district of the South Korean capital Seoul has risen to 120, a fire official said.
The incident took place at about 10:20 p.m. (1320 GMT) as a large number of people fell down in a narrow alley during the Halloween events.
(Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi; Editing by Alison Williams)
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