Two former Seoul police officers arrested over deadly Halloween crush

Two former police officers were arrested in South Korea accused of destroying evidence relating to the deadly Halloween crowd crush in Seoul, according to authorities in the country, and pictured, a police officer in Seoul, South Korea, November 29.

Two former police officers were arrested in South Korea on Monday, accused of destroying evidence relating to the deadly Halloween crowd crush in Seoul, according to authorities in the country.

The arrests of former intelligence officers Park Sung-min of the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Kim Jin-ho of Yongsan Police are the first in an ongoing investigation into the disaster that killed 158 people in October.

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