on Sunday 29 December, 2024

South Korea declares seven-day national mourning period over plane crash

Firefighters and rescue personnel carry the body of a victim near the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in South Jeolla Province, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on Dec
by : Reuters

South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok, in an emergency meeting on Sunday evening, declared a national mourning period until Jan. 4 over the plane crash at Muan International Airport.