{
  "id": 16161540,
  "title": "Seoul police step up crowd safety measures for Halloween",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/seoul-police-step-up-crowd-safety-measures-for-halloween-16161540",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T07:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261023/seoul-police-step-up-crowd-safety-measures-for-halloween"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Police will step up crowd safety measures in major nightlife districts across Seoul for Halloween festivities next week, officials said Friday. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) said it will operate a special safety management period from Friday to Nov. 1. During this period, 4,594 police personnel — including 30 riot police units, 120 regional patrol teams, 120 special task force…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Police Step Up Security in Seoul ahead of Halloween",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/police-step-up-security-in-seoul-ahead-of-halloween",
        "published": "2026-10-23T04:46:53.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}