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19 foreigners killed in Itaewon stampede

By IANS | Updated: October 30, 2022 08:05 IST

Seoul, Oct 30 At least 19 foreigners have been confirmed dead in a stampede at Seoul's Itaewon district ...

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Seoul, Oct 30 At least 19 foreigners have been confirmed dead in a stampede at Seoul's Itaewon district during Halloween celebrations, fire authorities said on Sunday.

The death toll from Saturday's accident rose to 151, with 19 of them identified as foreigners, Choi Seong-beom, head of the fire department in Yongsan, said in a briefing.

Their nationalities include those from Iran, Uzbekistan, China and Norway, Choi added as quoted by Yonhap news agency report.

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