Seoul crowd crush: police response ‘inadequate’, says chief as memorial services held

Death toll rises to 156, as South Korea police chief admits emergency reports came in warning of the looming Halloween disaster in district of Itaewon

South Korea’s police chief has apologised for an “inadequate” emergency response to Saturday’s deadly Halloween crush in Seoul, as the first memorial services were held amid growing public anger over what some called a “man-made disaster”.

Police chief Yoon Hee-keun said on Tuesday: “We’ve judged that the response to the emergency calls was inadequate”, noting the large number of calls placed before the disaster.

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