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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol vetoes new probe into Itaewon Halloween crowd crush | South China Morning Post

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol blocked a bill on January 31, 2024, to open a new probe into a Halloween crowd crush that killed 159 people in Seoul’s Itaewon district in 2022. The move was slammed by the opposition and relatives of the victims.

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