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The death toll from a stampede which took place in South Korean capital city Seoul during Halloween festivities held in the Itaewon nightlife district has risen to 153 people, while 103 others were injured, media reports said.

The stampede occurred in a narrow downhill alley near Hamilton Hotel in Itaewon after tens of thousands of people gathered in the district to hold Halloween celebrations, according to the Hankyoreh newspaper reported on Sunday.

Among those deceased were 20 foreigners, including five Iranians and four Russian.

At least 5 Iranians died in the Halloween stampede in the South Korean capital Seoul, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Sunday.

Five Iranian citizens have been among the victims of the incident so far, Kanaani said, adding that the Iranian embassy in Seoul has been following up on the situation of Iranians and more information on the status of possible injured or missing Iranians will be announced later.

He expressed condolences to the victims’ families and sent his sympathies to the people of South Korea over the stampede.