At least 150 people died and hundreds more were injured following a crowd crush during a Halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, The Associated Press reported.
An official from South Korea's National Fire Agency told AP the death toll could continue to rise from the accident, which occurred in Seoul's Itaewon leisure district. The official said the incident was believed to have begun when throngs of people began filing into a narrow alley near one of the city's most prominent party spots, the Hamilton Hotel.
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