Reunited Korean families hold final farewell

Buses carrying attendees of a family reunions between North and South Korea leave a hotel in the eastern port city of Sokcho on February 20, 2014

Seoul (AFP) - North and South Korean families held a final farewell Saturday after they were reunited for the first time since war divided them 60 years ago, knowing they will almost certainly never be together again.

On the third and last day of their brief, emotionally-charged reunions, 80 elderly South Koreans were allowed to meet with 180 Northern relatives for an hour before parting ways.