'After the Itaewon Disaster'... Police Conduct Live Crowd Congestion Drill

Police to Review Crowd Control and Movement Measures

The police announced on the 6th that they will conduct an actual demonstration training for crowd control.

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The National Police Agency will conduct a crowd control demonstration training at the Mobile Headquarters of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Jung-gu, Seoul, in the afternoon. Since the Itaewon tragedy, the police have been preparing crowd control measures centered on the Police Great Innovation Task Force (TF).

The police special forces, 12 police units, DJ Police vehicles, and various crowd control equipment will be mobilized to demonstrate crowd management. This training aims to create actual situations of crowd congestion, crowd fluidization, and crowd collisions, and to familiarize participants with crowd control and movement measures at each stage.

Professor Kim Yeon-su of Dongguk University's Department of Convergence Security, who is participating as an advisory member of the National Police Agency's crowd control manual, said, "I understand that the National Police Agency is preparing with determination to prevent the recurrence of crowd accidents," and added, "If any improvements are identified through this actual training, we will consider reflecting them in the crowd control manual."

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