At least 146 people were killed and 150 more were injured after being crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow street during Halloween festivities in the capital Seoul, South Korean officials said. Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul’s Yongsan fire department, said the death toll could grow as emergency workers were continuing to…
At Least 149 Dead in South Korea’s Capital After Stampede at Halloween Event: Officials
At least 149 people are dead Saturday night after an outdoors Halloween event in South Korean capital Seoul turned into a stampede, emergency officials said. Huge crowds at the event surged into a narrow downhill alley in a nightlife area near the Hamilton Hotel, a major party venue in Seoul. The incident trapped and crushed hundreds of…
At Least 151 Dead in South Korea’s Capital After Stampede at Halloween Event: Officials
At least 151 people are dead after an outdoors Halloween event in South Korean capital Seoul turned into a stampede on Saturday night, emergency officials said. Huge crowds at the event surged into a narrow downhill alley in a nightlife area near the Hamilton Hotel, a major party venue in Seoul. The incident trapped and crushed…
Indonesia to Demolish Soccer Stadium Where Stampede Killed Over 130
JAKARTA—Indonesia will demolish and rebuild a football stadium where a stampede killed more than 130 people this month, President Joko Widodo said on Tuesday as he vowed to “thoroughly transform” the sport in the soccer-mad nation. The president, popularly known as Jokowi, was speaking to reporters at the state palace after meeting Gianni Infantino, head…
Indonesia’s Fatal Soccer Stampede Caused by Tear Gas, Say Investigators
JAKARTA—A fact-finding team tasked with investigating a deadly soccer stampede in Indonesia has concluded that tear gas was the main cause of death in one of the world’s worst stadium disasters, the country’s security minister said on Friday. The team, which included government officials, soccer and security experts, has been investigating how more than 130…
Indonesia Presses for Answers After Deadly Soccer Stampede
MALANG, Indonesia—Dozens of Indonesian police were placed under investigation on Monday over a stampede at a soccer match that killed 125 people, as authorities sought to determine what caused one of the world’s deadliest stadium disasters and who was to blame. Panicked spectators were crushed on Saturday as they tried to flee the overcrowded stadium…
At Least 129 Dead After Stampede at Soccer Match in Indonesia, Police Say
At least 129 people are dead and around 180 other people are injured after a crowd stampede during a riot broke out at a soccer match in Indonesia, police said on Sunday. The match between home team Arema FC and its rival, Persebaya Surabaya, was held at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Indonesia’s East Java province on Saturday night….
At Least 174 Dead After Stampede at Soccer Match in Indonesia, Police Say
At least 174 people are dead and more than 100 other people are injured after a crowd stampede during a riot broke out at a soccer match in Indonesia, police said on Sunday. The match between home team Arema FC and its rival, Persebaya Surabaya, was held at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Indonesia’s East Java province on Saturday…
At Least 125 Dead After Stampede at Soccer Match in Indonesia, Police Say
At least 125 people are dead and more than 100 other people are injured after a crowd stampede during a riot broke out at a soccer match in Indonesia, police said on Sunday. The match between home team Arema FC and its rival, Persebaya Surabaya, was held at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Indonesia’s East Java province on Saturday…
At Least 9 Dead, 6 Hospitalized After Stampede at Guatemala Concert
GUATEMALA CITY—At least nine people died in a stampede at a large rock concert in the western Guatemalan city of Quetzaltenango, emergency services said on Thursday. Two 12-year-old children were among the dead, according to Maria del Carmen Sajquim, spokesperson for Guatemala’s Western Regional Hospital. Six people were injured, she added. The injured people were…
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