{"id":1717334,"date":"2022-10-30T15:48:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T19:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1717334"},"modified":"2022-10-30T15:48:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T19:48:28","slug":"2-americans-among-the-153-dead-in-seoul-halloween-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-americans-among-the-153-dead-in-seoul-halloween-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Americans Among The 153 Dead In Seoul Halloween Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F2-americans-among-the-153-dead-in-seoul-halloween-tragedy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1717334&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden expressed his condolences to the loved ones of two American citizens who died during a stampede at a Halloween event in Seoul, South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Biden shared the comments in a Sunday post on Twitter after the U.S. Embassy in South Korea confirmed the deaths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJill and I are devastated to learn that at least two Americans are among so many who lost their lives in Seoul,\u201d he wrote. \u201cOur hearts go out to their loved ones in this time of grief, and we continue to pray for the recovery of all who were injured.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jill and I are devastated to learn that at least two Americans are among so many who lost their lives in Seoul. Our hearts go out to their loved ones in this time of grief, and we continue to pray for the recovery of all who were injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1586773677869342724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_F63E1991-98D0-47C6-AC3D-F7331133068E@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\u201cOur staff in Seoul and colleagues in the United States are working tirelessly to provide consular assistance to the victims of last night\u2019s incident and their families,\u201d an embassy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/asia\/live-news\/seoul-south-korea-halloween-10-30-22#h_9e3eb7ac8a0e3e59eb9e9404c3b7daea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a> provided to CNN read on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\" data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_03C898D0-9E30-42D6-8859-EF2CF86F4852@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe U.S. Embassy in Seoul is working closely with local authorities and other partner organizations to assist U.S. citizens affected. We offer our sincerest condolences to the loved ones of those killed and continue to assist the injured. Due to privacy considerations, we have no additional details at this time,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_03C898D0-9E30-42D6-8859-EF2CF86F4852@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">A total of 153 people were killed in the stampede, according to the latest reports, with another 133 injured. The tragedy occurred when crowds of people celebrating Halloween swelled in the narrow alleys of Seoul\u2019s Itaewon nightclub district.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_03C898D0-9E30-42D6-8859-EF2CF86F4852@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">In addition to the two American citizens who died, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/asia\/live-news\/seoul-south-korea-halloween-10-30-22#h_656d1d429d7dc12cf6aebd2f9b68bbf5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three other Americans<\/a> were treated for injuries.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_03C898D0-9E30-42D6-8859-EF2CF86F4852@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">At least 20 casualties from 10 different nationalities were reported by Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/10\/30\/seoul-halloween-stampede-itaewon-south-korea\/#link-MZXP6JMUHJH5FPAL5RCGCKK3NM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> the Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_03C898D0-9E30-42D6-8859-EF2CF86F4852@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">The Post also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/10\/30\/seoul-halloween-stampede-itaewon-south-korea\/#link-MZXP6JMUHJH5FPAL5RCGCKK3NM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that one of the American deaths was Steven Blesi, a junior from Kennesaw State University in Marietta, Georgia, near Atlanta. Blesi was in Seoul as part of a study abroad semester, according to his parents.<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"archive.cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/paragraph_03C898D0-9E30-42D6-8859-EF2CF86F4852@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\">South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning following the incident, designating the district in which it occurred as a disaster zone after the Saturday night disaster, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/yoon-declares-mourning-south-korea-after-halloween-crush-kills-151-2022-10-30\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-146-people-dead-150-injured-after-being-crushed-in-large-halloween-party-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, there were so many people present at the scene that emergency workers reportedly struggled to reach the victims and then dealt with crowd issues in an effort to transport people to hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bybryanpietsch\/status\/1586379887463772160\">reported<\/a>\u00a0that the U.S. Military had also responded to the incident and was helping local authorities do crowd control.<\/p>\n<p>The Yonsan-gu Fire Department said that there was no gas leak or fire in the area as they continued to investigate what led to the mass casualty event.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy is being called one of the largest mass casualty events during peacetime in the country\u2019s history. Most of the victims were younger adults in their 20s, according to witnesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden expressed his condolences to the loved ones of two American citizens who died during a stampede at a Halloween event in Seoul, South Korea. 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