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An eerily quiet Halloween in Seoul

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Floral tributes are seen at a makeshift memorial outside a subway station in the district of Itaewon in Seoul on Oct 31, 2022.

Floral tributes are seen at a makeshift memorial outside a subway station in the district of Itaewon in Seoul on Oct 31, 2022.

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 - Halloween will never be the same again in South Korea, after

156 people died and scores more were injured

in a horrific crowd crush

on Oct 29 while attending parties in Seoul’s nightlife hub Itaewon ahead of the celebration that falls on Oct 31. 

For the first time in years, there were no boisterous children in costumes roaming my neighbourhood squealing “Trick or Treat?” when Halloween rolled around on Monday. 

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