Foreign leaders offer condolences over deadly South Korea crush

Foreign leaders expressed condolences over the deadly crowd surge in Seoul's Itaewon district, with at least 24 foreign nationals from 14 countries among those killed in the crush in a nightspot popular with South Koreans and foreigners alike, Qazet.az reports according to foreign media.

South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol declared a period of national mourning on Sunday after the Halloween crush on Saturday night killed some 153 people.

Those who died included people from China, Iran, Russia, the United States, Australia, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Austria, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Norway and France, Yonhap news agency reported.