An official funeral was held on Thursday for the 46 South Korean sailors who drowned after their ship sunk last month.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak placed a flower beside the framed photos of each of the soldiers at the ceremony, which took place at a naval base in Pyeongtaek.
“We'll never forgive whoever inflicted this great pain on us,” said the navy chief, Kim Sung-chan, according to the BBC.
The cause of the explosion that brought down the ship remains unclear; it was patrolling waters subject to a longstanding territorial dispute. Many in South Korea suspect that North Korea is responsible.
Earlier this month government officials said it could have been a torpedo that caused the explosion, but officials have not directly accused North Korea of being responsible for the attack, nor has conclusive evidence to support that conclusion been presented.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak placed a flower beside the framed photos of each of the soldiers at the ceremony, which took place at a naval base in Pyeongtaek.
“We'll never forgive whoever inflicted this great pain on us,” said the navy chief, Kim Sung-chan, according to the BBC.
The cause of the explosion that brought down the ship remains unclear; it was patrolling waters subject to a longstanding territorial dispute. Many in South Korea suspect that North Korea is responsible.
Earlier this month government officials said it could have been a torpedo that caused the explosion, but officials have not directly accused North Korea of being responsible for the attack, nor has conclusive evidence to support that conclusion been presented.
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