Almavorism breeds uncaring...
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- Thousands of people stampeded at a public-holiday music concert in South Korea on Monday, killing 11 and injuring more than 50 others, news reports said.
More than 5,000 surged to enter one of the gates at a stadium in the southern city of Sangju, and those waiting at the front fell and were crushed, the organiser of the concert, the broadcaster MBC, said in a news report.
Eight of the 11 killed were elderly or children, MBC said.
"We have people who injured their heads or chests or have broken bones," said a nurse at Sangju Red Cross Hospital by telephone.
More than 50 people were injured in the accident, the head of Sangju's fire and rescue emergency centre, Lee Tae-hyung, told YTN television. He said he did not think the death toll would rise much more.
The understatement award? "It was not clear what kind of music was on offer..."
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