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Officials Blame Negligence for Deadly Seoul Crowd Crush

By Choe Sang-Hun | The New York Times

South Korean officials Friday concluded their investigation of the Halloween crowd crush that killed nearly 160 people in Seoul, blaming the police and other government agencies​ for fail​ing to take precautionary measures to avoid such a disaster and for bungling rescue operations.

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Amhara Forces Withdraw From Northern Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

Al Jazeera (free)

Forces from Ethiopia’s Amhara region who fought in support of federal troops during the two-year civil war in neighboring Tigray have withdrawn in line with an African Union-backed cease-fire, the army says.

More from WPR: With the Guns Silenced, Ethiopia and Tigray Must Now Secure the Peace

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