South Korea's National Assembly voted on Thursday to approve a bill backed by the ruling and opposition parties to launch a fresh probe into the deadly Halloween crowd crush in the capital Seoul in 2022. An earlier bill, which was backed the opposition-led parliament without the support of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), was vetoed by President Yoon Suk-yeol in January. The latest bill is a compromise that removes granting investigative power to the panel which Yoon had objected to, according to his office.
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It took hours to bring the situation under control, as pro-Israeli assailants broke into a pro-Palestinian camp.