Seoul: South Korean authorities faced a deluge of criticism for announcing that human remains had been found from the sunken Sewol ferry, only to correct themselves within hours to say they were animal bones.
Newspapers said relatives of the missing had been put through “heaven and hell” and accused the maritime ministry of recklessness.
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