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The death toll from the crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood rose by one to 158, authorities said Monday.

Seoul, Nov 14 (EFE).- The number of people killed in a crowd crush during Halloween festivities in Seoul at the end of October has climbed to 158, South Korean authorities said Monday. The death of a woman in her 20s was reported on Monday, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said. A soldier, also …

Two weeks have passed since the launch of a police investigation into the Oct. 29 Itaewon crowd crush, but little progress has been made so far. Criticism is mounting as the probe is targeting frontline police officers, rather than high-ranking decision-makers, such as police chiefs or the interior minister. As a special investigation team set up by the National Police Agency on Nov. 1 continues to look into related authorities to see if there were any inadequate responses before and during the crowd crush, a police officer under investigation was found dead in an apparent suicide.

The mother of Korean actor and “Produce 101” season 2 alumnus Lee Jihan, who died in the crowd crush in Itaewon, Seoul on Oct. 29, posted a heartbreaking letter addressed to his late son. Lee Jihan, 24, was one of the 157 people including 26 foreigners who died during the Halloween celebration in

Gen. Kim Seung Kyum, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, expressed his “profound gratitude” toward the U.S. service members “for their act of valor in saving the lives of 30 Korean civilians.”