Olympic protesters target Pyongyang delegate

Making a point: A family member of one of the crew of the ‘Cheonan’ sitting on a road to protest Kim’s visit, in front of the Unification bridge in Paju, South Korea. — AP

SEOUL: South Korean protesters tried and failed to block a motorcade carrying North Korean dignitaries to the Pyeongchang Winter Games closing ceremony, accusing the delegation’s leader of being behind a deadly 2010 attack on a South Korean warship.

The North’s decision to send a former military intelligence chief as delegation leader enraged families of 46 sailors who died in the attack and threatens the friendly mood that Seoul wants to create at what it calls the “Peace Games”.