10.05.2005

new york times international section: asia

"south korea: concert stampede kills 11"

thousands of people trying to enter a sports stadium for a music concert caused a stampede that killed 11 people and injured 72 others, officials said. the concert, in sangju, 165 miles southeast of seoul, was for a program of old korean songs popular among the elderly, part of a weekly show televised nationally. the 11 people died when one of the stadium gates opened to let the audience inside, a local official said. among the dead were eight women aged 54 to 76.

lol* sorry, it's the visuals xD...

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