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| S. Korea marks first anniversary of Cheonan sinking |
| 2011-03-27 |
| SEOUL, March 26 (Yonhap) -- South Koreans marked the first anniversary of the deadly sinking of a navy ship on Saturday with a memorial ceremony in Daejeon, south of Seoul, attended by thousands of government and military leaders and citizens. Forty-six South Korean sailors were killed in the sinking of the Cheonan near the tense Yellow Sea border with North Korea on March 26 of last year. A team of multinational investigators concluded last May that a North Korean torpedo was responsible for the sinking. Pyongyang still denies involvement. The ceremony at the National Cemetery in Daejeon, where the 46 sailors were laid to rest, was attended by about 4,500 people, including President Lee Myung-bak and other government and military leaders. Relatives of the victims wailed as the names of the dead were called during the ceremony. Lee, dressed in a black suit, laid a wreath of flowers, burned incense and bowed before the altar where portraits of the victims were placed. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 ION NOT-THE--KOREAS, PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > CHINESE [CSOA] HELICOPTER APPROACHES JAPANESE AGAIN [JMSDF Destroyer "Isoyuki" near median line of Japan-claimed offshore EEZ in East China Sea, as not recognized by China]. Buzzin-N-A'Wuzzuppin = "What are you doing again in Chinese territory, Toru"!? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-03-27 23:40 |
| #2 Crickets chirping... Its a travesty what passes for leadership. |
| Posted by: Fi 2011-03-27 13:23 |
| #1 Lee, dressed in a black suit, laid a wreath of flowers, burned incense and bowed before the altar where portraits of the victims were placed. That's about the only constructive thing he's done about this since it happened... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-03-27 13:16 |