Candlelight vigils and rallies were expected in South Korea on Saturday to commemorate the 156 people killed in a Halloween crowd crush, with public anger growing over one of the country's deadliest peacetime disasters.
The victims, mostly young people, were among the estimated 100 000 that had flocked to the capital Seoul's popular Itaewon nightlife district to celebrate the first post-pandemic Halloween.
"What's the point of when they couldn't protect ? Think about it," she was seen saying in footage broadcast by local TV stations.Uniformed police officers were then seen escorting the woman away from the memorial, located outside Seoul City Hall. "I know that our government and I... have a huge responsibility to ensure that such a tragedy never happens again."Yoon - who is with the conservative People Power Party - has been battling record-low approval ratings since taking office in May, and his political opponents are now taking aim at his government over the Halloween crush.
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