Everything we know about the deadly Halloween crowd surge in South Korea that killed at least 153 people
Sunday that two U.S. citizens were among those killed in the crowd surge but did not provide details as to their identities, citing privacy reasons.
“I am deeply saddened by the loss of so many lives last night, to include two young Americans celebrating alongside their Korean friends and others from around the world," U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Philip Goldberg said in the statement.reported, citing a Korean defense ministry official.What they're saying
South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol called for an emergency meeting over the incident, according to multiple reports. “The top priority is to evacuate and save the victims. We should take them to urgent medical treatment as quickly as possible,” Yoon said, per the New York Times. Yoon activated an emergency management headquarters, ordered authorities to rapidly identify the victims and immediately begin an investigation into the cause of the incident, a spokesperson for the president said, according to"Jill and I send our deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones in Seoul," President"We grieve with the people of the Republic of Korea and send our best wishes for a quick recovery to all those who were injured," he added.