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in the first such ceremony since apartheid. hello and welcome to bbc world news. at least 146 people have died and 150 others have been injured in a crush in the south korean capital, seoul. the disaster occurred as huge crowds gathered in a popular nightlife area to celebrate halloween. video footage from the scene shows medical teams giving emergency treatment to dozens of people who appeared to be unconscious, lying in the middle of crowded streets. the district of itaewon in seoul ...

the caliber out at this second, just because it is -- it may hinder what we are trying to do. and again, our priority is we have to get this guy in custody. and that is exactly what we plan to do. [inaudible] not a detail at this time, other than what i described earlier. he the suspect watched in, armed, and he wasof individuals. >> you are telling people that it is safe to attend chinese new year events in this area? >> yes. and if that changes for any reason, we will immediately not...

Motive has not been established does anything scream out to you that this could be a hate crime? >> that was my first thought, is that we could have the chinese media celebrations that are recurring, and, as they said, 100,000 people gathered, many people with the preparation for the celebrate. so my first thought was this could be up to the united states and attack on a specific demographic. that said, even though that this initial description of the suspect that you said is correct, i still wo...