South Korea Promises Thorough Investigation After Fatal Crowd Stampede

South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has promised a thorough investigation into the Halloween crush over the weekend that killed more than 150 people in the capital and plunged the country into mourning. <br />Officials say the death toll had risen to 154, with 149 people injured, 33 of them in serious condition. <br />Tens of thousands of people crowded into the narrow streets and alleyways of Seoul’s popular Itaewon district on Saturday for the first major Halloween festivities since the COVID-19 pandemic struck three years ago. <br />Many of the victims were in their teens and dressed in Halloween costumes.