North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apologized to South Korea over the killing of an official who went missing in a border region, local media reported Friday. <\/p>\n
In a formal notice to South Korea, Kim said he felt \u201cvery sorry\u201d for \u201cdisappointing\u201d President Moon Jae-in and other South Koreans in connection with the incident, state-run Yonhap News Agency reported. <\/p>\n
The North Korean military official said on Thursday that a missing official was shot dead by North Korean military and his body burned. <\/p>\n
Seoul said the official was affiliated with South Korea\u2019s Oceans and Fisheries Ministry who went missing from a boat in waters off the western border island of Yeonpyeong on Monday. <\/p>\n
Suh Hoon, director of South Korean national security, said North Korea also shared the results of its probe into the incident. <\/p>\n
North Korean \u201ctroops operating near the western sea border fired more than 10 shots against the South Korean man intruding into the North’s waters,\u201d Suh said, quoting North Korea\u2019s account. <\/p>\n
Pyongyang added that its military did not in fact burn the body but the \u201cfloating material\u201d that carried the deceased official. <\/p>\n
Moon and Kim have recently exchanged personal letters, Suh added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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