S. Korea calls for joint probe into killing of official by N. Korea; US soldiers in Seoul down with Covid-19

A South Korean marine boat patrols near Yeonpyeong island, South Korea. South Korean President Moon Jae-in has apologized for the first time for the killing of a man who was shot by North Korean troops last week, saying his government failed in its responsibility to safeguard a citizen. The shooting triggered outrage that Seoul apparently wasted hours to rescue the man before his death. - AP

SEOUL, Sept 28 (Reuters): South Korea on Monday expanded the search for a missing fisheries official killed by North Korean troops at sea last week, a day after North Korea accused the South of raising tension by intruding into its territorial waters.

South Korea's military has accused North Korean soldiers of killing the man, dousing his body in fuel and setting it on fire near the sea border, apparently in an effort to prevent the risk of a novel coronanvirus outbreak.