At least 151 dead, 82 injured in Halloween stampede in Seoul

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At least 151 people were killed and 82 others were injured in a deadly crush in Seoul's Itaewon district, South Korea, as huge crowds of partygoers stampeded at late-night Halloween celebrations, fire authorities said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday night in a narrow downhill alley near Hamilton Hotel in the famous nightlife district, after a throng of partygoers flooded into it, according to witnesses.