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  "id": 5275639,
  "title": "Nat'l Assembly passes bill extending probe into 2022 Itaewon crowd crush",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/natl-assembly-passes-bill-extending-probe-into-2022-itaewon-crowd-5275639",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T07:42:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260903/natl-assembly-passes-bill-extending-probe-into-2022-itaewon-crowd-crush"
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  "account": "On Thursday, the National Assembly passed a bill extending the mandate of a special committee probing the Itaewon crowd crush tragedy of 2022. The bill was approved by a vote of 220-5, with six members abstaining during the plenary session at the National Assembly. The committee's mandate will now remain in effect until September 16th next year to continue investigating the incident that killed 159 people during Halloween celebrations in Seoul's central district in October 2022. The crowd crush has drawn attention to the absence of adequate crowd control measures and response tactics. In July, the special committee released a report recommending that more lives could have been saved if immediate rescue efforts had been implemented right after the accident. Furthermore, the Assembly approved a motion to allocate 3% of each lawmaker's monthly allowance for September to aid relief efforts for flood victims in Nepal. Additionally, they passed a revision to the National Intelligence Service Act, broadening the spy agency's duties to include economic security and expanding its scope of operation.",
  "summary": "The National Assembly on Thursday passed a bill extending the mandate of a special committee investigating the deadly Itaewon crowd crush in 2022. The bill was approved in a 220-5 vote with six abstentions during a plenary session at the National Assembly. Under the bill, the committee's mandate will be extended until Sept. 16 next year to continue its investigation into the crowd accident that…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Nat'l Assembly passes bill extending probe into 2022 crowd crush",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/natl-assembly-passes-bill-extending-probe-into-2022-crowd-crush",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Nat'l Assembly passes bill extending probe into 2022 Itaewon crowd crush",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/natl-assembly-passes-bill-extending-probe-into-2022-itaewon-crowd",
        "published": "2026-09-03T07:27:03.000Z"
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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."
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