One teenager and her friend were engulfed by the crowd but managed to crawl out, were pulled into a tavern by adults, then escaped by inching along alley walls.
Tag: Halloween
At Least 2 Killed in a Halloween Crowd Surge in South Korea
Images showed firefighters carrying what looked like bodies covered with white sheets on stretchers to ambulances in the popular Itaewon neighborhood in Seoul.
Saudi Halloween: Once-Banned Holiday Now Haunted by Masked Monsters
Only a few years ago, a Halloween party meant arrest. Now, a government-sponsored “horror weekend” means sold-out costume shops and scary clowns. “Saudi is changing,” said a young man going as a wizard.
Scare Tactics
It’s Halloween season, time for two-pound bags of fun-size candy and scary movies that haunt your dreams.
Stabbing in Quebec City Leaves at Least 2 Dead
The police arrested a 24-year-old man who they said was dressed in medieval garb and carrying a sword when he went on a rampage.
Hong Kong Falls Into Recession; Protesters Defy Mask Ban on Halloween
The Chinese territory’s economy shrank sharply in recent months, officials said on a day when the traditional wearing of masks became especially provocative.
Hong Kong Falls Into Recession as Protesters Dress Up for Halloween
The Chinese territory’s economy shrank sharply in recent months, officials said on a day when wearing masks became politically provocative.