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☆ An American tourist in Seoul said he sprayed graffiti in 155 places to raise awareness about teeth grinding
  + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
A US tourist in South Korea was accused of vandalizing 155 places in Seoul. The unnamed American told police he was trying to raise awareness of the condition, bruxism. AdvertisementAn American tourist has been accused of spraying graffiti at 155 locations in Seoul's central Yongsan district, police said on Monday. The Yongsan police department said it arrested an unnamed American man in his 30s who arrived in October as a tourist, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported. The unnamed American told police that he suffers from severe bruxism, and wanted to let others know it can be a serious condition, the Seoul Shinmun Daily reported.
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☆ South Korean police seek manslaughter charges over deadly Halloween crush
  + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +3 min
SEOUL, South Korea — Police in South Korea are seeking charges of involuntary manslaughter and negligence against 23 officials, including law enforcement officers, for a lack of safety measures they said were responsible for a crowd surge last year that killed nearly 160 people. Despite anticipating a Halloween weekend crowd of more than 100,000, Seoul police had assigned 137 officers to the capital’s nightlife district Itaewon on the day of the crush. Those officers were focused on monitoring narcotics use and violent crimes, which experts say left few resources for pedestrian safety. Son Je-han, who headed the National Police Agency’s special investigation into the incident, said Friday his team will now send the case to prosecutors. However, Son said the special investigation team will close its investigations of the Interior and Safety Ministry, the National Police Agency, and the Seoul Metropolitan Government, saying it was difficult to establish their direct responsibility.
☆ South Korea's deadly Halloween crush was avoidable, experts say
  + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Joyce Lee | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
District authorities for Yongsan, where Itaewon is located, discussed measures to prevent illegal drug use and the spread of COVID-19 during the Halloween weekend, according to a district press release. But there were only 137 police officers in Itaewon at the time, the city of Seoul said. Moon Hyeon-cheol, a professor at the Graduate School of Disaster Safety Management at Soongsil University, said this type of crush had the potential to happen in any populous city. "We need to take this tragedy and learn to prepare for the risk of disaster," he said. Reporting by Joyce Lee; Additional reporting by Hyonhee Shin and Soo-hyang Choi; Editing by Edwina GibbsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ South Korea's Yoon declares mourning period after Halloween crush kills 151
  + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Soo-Hyang Choi Daewoung Kim Hongji Kim | Soo-Hyang Choi | Daewoung Kim | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
[1/4] South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol walks at the scene where many people died and were injured in a stampede during a Halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea, October 30, 2022. REUTERS/ Heo RanSEOUL, Oct 30 (Reuters) - 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. It was the first Halloween event in Seoul in three years after the country lifted COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing. Choi, the Yongsan district fire chief, said all the deaths were likely from the crush in the single narrow alley. Reporting by Soo-hyang Choi, Choonsik Yoo Daewoung Kim, Hong-ji Kim, Writing by Jack Kim; Editing by William MallardOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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