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Ban sends condolences over ferry sinking victims

Darpan News Desk, IANS, 17 Apr, 2014 10:29 AM

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has written to South Korean President Park Geun-hye expressing condolences over the sinking of the ferry "Sewol" in which at least 14 people were believed drowned.

In a letter Wednesday, Ban extended sympathy to the bereaved family members and to the South Korean government and people.

Ban said he is all the more heart-broken as hundreds of students were on board the ferry which was carrying 475 passengers and capsized Wednesday off the country's southern coast.

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