South Korea police chief admits "insufficient" Halloween crowd control

South Korea's police agency chief on Tuesday acknowledged that insufficient measures were taken by the police ahead of the Halloween crowd surge in Seoul, despite several emergency calls made prior to the crush.Yoon Hee Keun, commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency, told a briefing that the calls made to the police were about the seriousness of the situation in the area where crowds had surpassed expectations.As of Tuesday, the death toll from the crush had risen to 156, of which 26 were foreigners from 14 countries, according to the South Korean government.Related coverageREAD FULL ARTICLE