S Koreans mourn deaths of sailors in naval disaster
15:10, 27 April 2010
SEOUL. April 27. KAZINFORM Undeterred by heavy rain and wind, thousands of South Koreans flocked to the city hall plaza in the capital of Seoul Monday, the second day of the five-day national mourning period for dead and missing navy sailors in a recent naval tragedy; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
A total of 6,760 South Koreans have visited a mourning alter established in front of the city hall since Sunday to bid farewell to the 46 sailors, killed and feared dead in one of the country's worst naval disasters late last month.
President Lee Myung-bak paid homage to the fallen sailors earlier in the day, and ruling and opposition party officials also showed up.
A 1,200-ton corvette Cheonan with 104 crew members aboard sank late last month into tense waters off the west coast of the Korean peninsula, after an unexplained blast split the ship in half; Kazinform cites China Daily. See www.chinadaily.com.cn for full version.