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#243: Itaewon Halloween Tragedy - 159 Dead & How The Police Tried To Cover It Up

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I Feel Like I'm Going to Get Caught

One caller told the police before the tragedy, they called the police and said, I feel like I'm going to get crushed. It's pure chaos out here. Send help. The officer on the other line reassured her that help was on the way. But it is noted the police did not dispatch anyone after calls were made from 9 p.m. and onward. So in our leading up to the tragedy, the police sent no officers to the site and they were getting tens of calls.

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