North Korean leader visits China embassy, hospital after fatal bus crash

Reuters ^ | APRIL 24, 2018

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North Korean leader visits China embassy, hospital after fatal bus crash

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the Chinese embassy in Pyongyang on Monday to express “deep sympathy” over a bus accident that killed 32 Chinese tourists and critically injured two, the North’s state media said on Tuesday.

“He said that the unexpected accident brought bitter sorrow to his heart and that he couldn’t control his grief at the thought of the bereaved families who lost their blood relatives,” the North’s central news agency said.

The accident occurred on Sunday when a bus crashed off a bridge in North Hwanghae Province. Four North Koreans had also been killed in the accident.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Reactions from China and Kim Jong-un are rather unusual.

I am beginning to suspect that there may be more to this story than what their press reports say: that is, some of the dead may not be ordinary Chinese. Media did reported that 17 of them were from China's Tourism(Leisure) Bureau.

[TigerLikesRooster]

P!

[Vendome]

weird story and the pic is stranger....

[libh8er]

This from a guy who uses mortars to kill his own uncles.

[US_MilitaryRules]

Yet no big deal after wiping out a bunch of generals with an anti aircraft gun?

[bigbob]

Sad Panda

[Sasparilla]

What about Otto Warmbier and his family?

[Sasparilla]

What about Otto Warmbier and his family?

[Vendome]

LOL

[HighSierra5]

It would be a shame if there were any empty seats on the bus.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Interesting given the latest news about “talks”.

[BlackSeal]

wow seriously...what is Trump having put in this guys water?! :D LOL

[AmericanInTokyo]

Could they recover the bodies before the North Koreans could eat them?

[Midwesterner53]

What a soft heart he has!

[JayGalt]

Is he channeling his inner Trump perhaps?

[SierraWasp]

That picture looks like two sumo wrestlers getting ready to confront one another for the title of “Totalitarian of the Twenty First Century!”

[AmericanInTokyo]

This was planned and executed by North Korea.

They •••forced••• that bus off the road and killed them in advance of the “nuke/missile” talks. Their media is now full of His Fatness’ comforting imagery in a hospital gown and crying along with China’s ambassador to NK. Above the fold Workers Daily news, TV, etc to drive China and DPRK closer prior to talks. ANY foreigner who goes to NK takes his life in his own hands. Otto shows us that. This could is not be put past these absolute monsters.

[COUNTrecount]

It’s a tea service, Rocket Boy is sad because they forgot his Dunkin Donuts.

[Mmmike]

Trying to soften up his public image in preparation for a life in exile?

[henkster]

Yet no big deal after wiping out a bunch of generals with an anti aircraft gun?

Yeah but his bus off the cliff thing is intriguing.