[From the Scene] Police clashes, political drama at memorial for Seoul crowd crush victims
PoliticsFeb 5, 2023
Speaking at Sunday’s ceremony, Lee Jong-chul, the father of the late Lee Ji-han, a 24-year-old actor who lost his life in the crush, pleaded for keeping the memorial altar in place at Gwanghwamun. “We just want to mourn our children, with lots and lots of flowers,” he said, choking up. On Oct. 29, 2022, crowds of people crammed into a narrow alleyway in Itaewon, a Seoul neighborhood known for i...