A memorial ceremony marking the third anniversary of the 2022 Itaewon crowd crush was held in Seoul on Oct 25 – the first such service attended by the bereaved families of foreign victims. The ceremony, co-organised by the government and a civic group representing the victims’ families, also marked the first time the South Korean government officially took part in such an event as an organiser. On the night of Oct 29, 2022, which fell on a Saturday just two days before Halloween, an unprecedented crowd crush in Itaewon – a district known for its global culture and nightlife – claimed 159 lives as people gathered to celebrate Halloween. Of those who died, 21 were foreign nationals.
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