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In pictures: Shock, grief following South Korea's Halloween tragedy

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A shoe and a plastic halloween pumpkin are pictured at the scene where a stampede during Halloween festivities killed and injured over 150 people in the popular Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022.
A shoe and a plastic halloween pumpkin are pictured at the scene where a stampede during Halloween festivities killed and injured over 150 people in the popular Itaewon district in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022. © Yonhap, Reuters
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South Korea is in shock after at least 150 people, mostly young revellers in costumes, died on Saturday night in a massive stampede during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, a central Seoul district known for its nightlife.

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