S. Korean president apologises over ferry disaster
SEOUL - South Korean President Park Geun-Hye apologized Tuesday for her government's failure to prevent a ferry disaster tha tleft some 300 people dead or missing, and the inadequate emergency response.
"I don't know how to apologise for the failure to prevent this accident, and for the insufficient first response," Park said in a statement to her cabinet that was broadcast on national television.
"I am sorry to the people and heavy-hearted that many precious lives were lost," she said.
AFP
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