Yoon Visits Seoul Plaza Joint Memorial Altar... Pays Condolences for Three Consecutive Days

President Yoon Visits Noksapyeong Station Joint Memorial Altar, Then Pays Respects at Victims' Funeral Halls

President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the joint memorial altar for the victims of the Itaewon accident at Seoul Plaza on the morning of the 2nd to pay his respects.

[Asia Economy Reporter Bae Kyunghwan] President Yoon Suk-yeol visited the joint memorial altar set up in front of Seoul City Hall Plaza on the 2nd. This marked the third consecutive day of his condolence visits following his first visit to the altar two days ago.

According to the Presidential Office, President Yoon visited the joint memorial altar at Seoul Plaza around 9 a.m. that day to pay his respects. Only a few aides accompanied him, including Chief Presidential Secretary Kim Dae-gi, Senior Secretary for National Policy Planning Lee Gwan-seop, Senior Secretary for Political Affairs Lee Jin-bok, and Senior Secretary for Public Relations Kim Eun-hye.

The previous day, President Yoon, along with Cabinet members, visited the joint memorial altar set up at Noksapyeong Station Plaza in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, to express his condolences. In the condolence book, President Yoon wrote, "I am overwhelmed with grief and sorrow. I will do my best to ensure that such a tragedy never happens again." He also visited the memorial site set up in front of Exit 1 of Itaewon Station, laid flowers, and bowed his head in mourning.

In the evening, he privately visited the funeral halls of the victims. At a funeral hall in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, President Yoon comforted a father who lost his daughter, saying, "I do not know what words of consolation to offer." He then proceeded to a funeral hall in Seoul, where he met with bereaved families who lost their wives and daughters in the accident and expressed his condolences.

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