National Police Commissioner General Yoon Hee\u002Dkeun said that crowd control at the scene was “inadequate”
South Korea moved to calm public outrage on Tuesday over a Halloween party crush that killed more than 150 people, most of them young, promising a speedy and intensive inquiry and calling for tough new safety measures to prevent similar disasters.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
National Police Commissioner General Yoon Hee-keun said that crowd control at the scene was “inadequate.” The country’s chief security officer, Interior Minister Lee Sang-min, had said deploying more police would not have prevented the disaster.Article content “The police will speedily and rigorously conduct intensive inspections and investigation on all aspects without exception to explain the truth of this accident,” Yoon added.
“We should come up with concrete safety measures to manage crowds, not only on these streets where this massive disaster took place but at other places like stadiums and concert venues where large crowds gather,” he said at a cabinet meeting.
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