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South Korean president declares national mourning period after Seoul stampede

gyalchi · 1 min read

ABC News:

SEOUL and NEW YORK — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Sunday declared a period of national mourning after a stampede left at least 153 people dead and 82 injured during Halloween festivities in Seoul.

Two Americans were among the 19 foreign nationals who died, ABC News confirmed. The victims were largely in their 20s and many were transferred to local hospitals in cardiac arrest after emergency CPR, according to the National Fire Agency.

The national mourning period for the victims will go from Sunday through Saturday, Nov. 5, Yoon said.

The incident was reported Saturday night at around 10:20 p.m. local time, officials said.

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