Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun is placing flowers at the joint memorial altar for the victims of the Itaewon accident, set up in the main building of Suwon City Hall on the afternoon of the 31st.

Suwon Mayor Lee Jae-jun is placing flowers at the joint memorial altar for the victims of the Itaewon accident, set up in the main building of Suwon City Hall on the afternoon of the 31st.

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[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Suwon City in Gyeonggi Province installed a joint memorial altar for the Itaewon accident in Yongsan-gu, Seoul on the 31st.


Suwon City announced that it will open and operate the 'Itaewon Accident Victims Joint Memorial Altar' in the parking lot in front of the city hall main building until the national mourning period ends on the 5th of next month.


The joint memorial altar will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.


On the afternoon of the 31st, Mayor Lee Jae-jun visited the funeral hall set up at Yeonhwajang for the deceased Suwon citizens to pay his respects, and then offered condolences at the joint memorial altar along with First Deputy Mayor Jo Cheong-sik, Second Deputy Mayor Hwang In-guk, and senior officials.



After paying respects, Mayor Lee said, "It is truly tragic that something that should never have happened has occurred," and added, "I sincerely express my condolences to the bereaved families and the deceased. We will do our utmost to support the families."


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