Rescue workers treat the injured following the stampede in Seoul on Sunday.
18:51 JST, October 30, 2022
SEOUL — Two Japanese women, one a teenager and the other in her 20s, were killed in the stampede in Itaewon, downtown Seoul, the Japanese Embassy announced Sunday.
Local police contacted the embassy, and staff there confirmed the women’s identity.
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