South Korea police admit ‘heavy responsibility’ for Halloween tragedy

South Korea’s police chief admitted ‘a heavy responsibility’ for failing to prevent a recent crowd surge that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

South Korea’s police chief admitted “a heavy responsibility” for failing to prevent a recent crowd surge that killed more than 150 people during Halloween festivities in Seoul.

The commissioner general of the Korean National Police Agency said on Tuesday officers did not effectively handle earlier emergency calls about the impending disaster.