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(4th LD) S. Korea buries sailors fallen in ship sinking
By Chang Jae-soon
SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea buried dozens of naval sailors who were killed in last month's sinking of a naval ship in waters near North Korea following a tearful funeral marked by pledges to bring justice to those responsible and reinforce naval defense.
The mass funeral for 46 young sailors was the most emotional part of the tragedy that has gripped South Korea since the 1,200-ton ship Cheonan sank March 26 while on a patrol mission near the Yellow Sea border with North Korea, the scene of three bloody skirmishes between the sides.
A wave of emotion swept through the national cemetery in the central city of Daejeon on Thursday, as distraught family members wailed before an altar of funeral photos and jars of remains of the dead, unwilling to let go of their loved ones.
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