Some South Korean ferry mourners tire of the politics of closure


Mourners stand in line to pay tribute to victims of the sunken passenger ship Sewol, at the official memorial altar in Ansan April 30, 2014. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

ANSAN South Korea (Reuters) - A man whose 17-year-old child was killed in the April sinking of a South Korean ferry, the country's worst maritime accident in decades, said he is ready to move on, tired of the political wrangling and mud-slinging four months after disaster struck.

But his nerves were on edge. He didn't want his name used and was wary of being overheard while taking a cigarette break during a meeting of grieving families.

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