&quot;I don&#39;t know how to apologise for the failure to prevent this accident, and for the insufficient first response,&quot; Park said in a statement to her cabinet that was broadcast on national television. 
	&quot;I am sorry to the people and heavy-hearted that many precious lives were lost,&quot; she said. 
	AFP

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