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Police to set up crowd control zone for 100,000 at BTS concert
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Seoul police will establish a crowd control zone for up to 100,000 people at BTS's comeback concert at Gwanghwamun Square on Saturday. Officials anticipate around 260,000 attendees in the area, with stringent safety measures in place recalling the 2022 Itaewon tragedy. President Lee Jae Myung urged the public to cooperate with safety personnel and report ticket scalping.
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued special permits to 1,297 buses to handle the expected surge in passengers during Holy Week. LTFRB Chairman Vigor Mendoza II said the move ensures enough vehicles as Filipinos travel to provinces for religious observances. Government agencies are preparing for increased traffic and passenger volumes.
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An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent performed a Heimlich maneuver on a 1-year-old boy who stopped breathing in a crowded TSA line at JFK International Airport in New York on Thursday. The child resumed breathing after the intervention, and emergency medical services later cleared him to fly. The incident occurred amid ICE agents' deployment to assist TSA during a partial government shutdown.
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaching in less than 150 days, Atlanta is accelerating preparations at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, starting with the installation of a natural grass field on January 31. Stadium officials detailed the transformation process, including turf removal and branding coverups, during a recent host committee update. Fulton County anticipates over 300,000 visitors and a significant economic boost from the eight matches hosted in the city.
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Japan maintains historically low crime rates, yet public perceptions of safety are declining. Factors like demographic shifts, social media influence, and immigration growth contribute to this disconnect. Examples from Adachi Ward and Kawaguchi highlight the trend.
Since early Saturday morning, around 45,000 households and 2,200 businesses in Berlin's southwest have been without power, caused by a fire on a cable bridge over the Teltow Canal. Police are investigating arson, and a claim of responsibility is under review. Power restoration could take until Thursday, January 8, 2026.
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Lillian Bonsignore, appointed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani last month, will assume leadership of the Fire Department of New York on Thursday as its first openly gay chief. With decades in emergency medical services but no firefighting experience, her role follows Commissioner Robert Tucker's resignation and underscores debates on diversity in public safety.
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