North Korea: Apology over Pyongyang building collapse

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

North Korean officials have apologised for the collapse of an apartment building in Pyongyang which is feared to have killed scores of people.

The accident in Pyongyang on Tuesday was reported on Sunday morning by the official Korean Central News Agency.

It said that the collapse happened in the city's Phyongchon district.
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The construction of the apartment block "was not done properly and officials supervised and controlled it in an irresponsible manner", the news agency said.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27459186

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I think that could be a good sign of a little bit of openness. A tragedy for those killed, of course.

[Helen Borg]

1. Sorry folks.

[JNelson6563]

2. I wonder how many they'll scape-goat.

I think this tragedy is awful and likely so will be the subsequent "justice".

Julie

[geomon666]

3. Have all of the workers and their families been executed yet?

Or perhaps they'll just disappear into a work camp and this will be blamed on "western imperialists".