The incident occurred on Saturday during a Halloween celebration in Seoul, the South Korean capital.
While Halloween is traditionally marked on October 31 in some countries, and is a festival associated with warding off ghosts, according to Reuters, the Seoul event was the first in three years following the lifting of COVID restrictions.
Hundreds of people had gathered at an alley in Seoul on Saturday, but the surge in the crowd led to a stampede, while several persons were trampled to death.
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