Prayer Alert-'Truly Disastrous': South Korea's President Declares National Week of Mourning after 153 Killed during Halloween Festival

Michael Foust : Nov 1, 2022
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"...I pray that those who died in the incident rest in peace and that those who were injured quickly recover. I also offer my deep condolences to the bereaved families of the victims who are grieving the loss of their loved ones." -South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol

[ChristianHeadlines.com] At least 153 people were killed on Saturday in a stampede at a Halloween festival in Seoul, South Korea. (Screengrab image)

According to The Christian Post, the stampede was believed to have occurred after panic broke out among a reported crowd of tens of thousands of people gathered in the streets in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood ... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

..."As a president responsible for the lives and safety of the people, my heart is heavy, and I find it difficult to contain my deep sorrow," [South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol] said in an emergency statement to the nation... (Screengrab image)

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