March 28, 2024
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Kim Jong Un extends “deep sympathy” to bus crash victims’ families

In visit to PRC embassy and local hospital, DPRK leader says he could not "control his grief": KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made visits to the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang and a hospital on Monday morning and evening to express his condolences and visit the survivors of a recent tour bus crash, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Tuesday.

The accident took place on Sunday night in the DPRK's North Hwanghae Province, claiming the lives of 32 Chinese nationals and four DPRK staff, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on Monday.

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