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Flurry of North Korean launches demonstrates complexity of missile defences

North Korea's barrage of missiles this week was a vivid illustration of how tracking and intercepting waves of missiles at different altitudes and trajectories is a complex task - even in peacetime.

Reuters

How a night of Halloween revelry turned to disaster in South Korea

The Itaewon district in South Korea's capital is known to revelers as a place of fun, freedom and openness. But its narrow, steep streets and constrained access points proved a lethal mix for Halloween partygoers who became trapped in a crowd crush that left more than 150 people dead.

Reuters

Halloween tragedy tests Seoul's unpopular leader

A nightmarish disaster whose victims were predominantly the young. A right-of-centre leader whose popularity is sliding. A political flashpoint potentially in the making once the nation absorbs the tragedy.

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North Korea’s recent drills show west cannot ignore nuclear threat

Country firing close to South Korean waters in response to Washington-Seoul drills, as it also sells missiles to Russia

The Guardian - UK

South Korea expedites efforts to establish Iron Dome-style air defense system

SEOUL -- The administration of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is expediting efforts to develop an advanced air defense system to counter North Korean rocket launches.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

North and South Korea fire missiles off each other’s coasts for first time

One ballistic missile landed less than 60 kilometres off South Korea’s coast, the first time an apparent test had landed near the its waters

Evening Standard

International: North Korea Fires Missile Across Maritime Border

South Korea later fired three missiles in response to the North. Seoul's President Yoon Suk-yeol called Pyongyang's launch an "effective territorial invasion", the BBC reported. Read on for details:

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South Korean police received first emergency call hours before deadly Seoul Halloween crush

‘I barely managed to leave but there are too many people, looks like you should come and control,’ one caller told police

Evening Standard

Emergency calls reveal growing desperation before South Korea Halloween crush

Transcripts of the 11 emergency calls made in the hours and minutes before a Halloween party crush killed more than 150 people in Seoul reveal the growing fear of revellers and how they had urged the police to intervene.

Reuters

South Korean officials apologize for Halloween crowd surge

"The action of the police was insufficient," National police chief Yoon Hee Keun said Tuesday.

Axios

South Korea Vows Tough Action, Moving to Quell Anger Over Halloween Crush

South Korea moved to calm public outrage on Tuesday over a Halloween party crush that killed more than 150 people, most of them young, promising a speedy and intensive inquiry and calling for tough new safety measures to prevent similar disasters. The death toll from the crush at a crowded…

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korean police admit Halloween crush response ‘inadequate’

Police had received multiple reports warning of possible accidents on the night of the disaster

Evening Standard

South Korea response to Halloween crowd crush ‘inadequate’

Police chief says there were multiple reports to police indicating ‘seriousness’ at Itaewon before disaster.

Al Jazeera

South Korea faces outrage over safety control after deadly Halloween crush

The initial shock from a deadly crush among Halloween party-goers in South Korea is turning into public outrage over the government's planning missteps, as business owners say police were more focused on crime and COVID than crowd safety.

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The Guardian - UK

Seoul crowd crush: PM and police admit failures as anger grows

Death toll rises to 156, as authorities admit crowd control measures were inadequate before Halloween disaster in Itaewon

Reuters

South Korea vows tough action, moving to quell anger over Halloween crush

Reuters

South Korea's deadly Halloween crush was avoidable, experts say

Proper crowd and traffic control by South Korean authorities could have prevented or at least reduced the surge of Halloween party-goers in alleys that led to a crush and the deaths of 154 people, safety experts said on Monday.

Evening Standard

King sends message of condolence to South Korea following crowd surge deaths

President Yoon has declared a one-week national mourning period and ordered flags at government buildings and public offices to fly at half mast.

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The Independent UK

Charles sends message of condolence to South Korea following crowd surge deaths

President Yoon has declared a one-week national mourning period and ordered flags at government buildings and public offices to fly at half mast.

Reuters

South Korea's Yoon calls for safety measures over unorganised large gatherings

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol called for safety measures over unorganised large gatherings during a meeting on Monday, his spokesman said, following a Halloween stampede in Seoul over the weekend that killed more than 150 people.

Al Jazeera

South Korea promises investigation after Halloween crowd crush

Mourners pay respects as 154 people confirmed dead in the disaster, which took place as Seoul celebrated Halloween.

Daily Mirror

Fire chief's hand trembles as he says most Halloween crush victims were 'in teens or 20s'

Hours after the devastating crowd surge in the South Korean capital of Seoul, fire chief Choi Seong-beom was seen shaking as he said the victims were mostly aged in their teens and 20s

Evening Standard

Seoul: South Korea in mourning after Halloween crowd crush kills 153

Officials earlier said they feared the death toll would grow as 19 people among the 82 being treated for injuries are in a critical condition

Asharq Al-Awsat

South Korea's Yoon Declares Mourning Period after Deadly Stampede

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after a Halloween crush killed some 151 people in a packed nightlife area in Seoul. Yoon expressed condolences to the victims, mostly teenagers and people in their 20s, and his wishes for a speedy recovery to the…

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South Korea: Death toll climbs to 146 in Seoul Halloween stampede, 150 injured

The death toll in South Korea Halloween stampede has risen to 146, with 150 injured, Yonhap news agency reported citing authorities. Read more on Dynamite News:

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