36 Tourists Dead in North Korea Traffic accident
A traffic accident in North Korea has killed 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans, Chinese officials said Monday.
A traffic accident in North Korea has killed 32 Chinese tourists and four North Koreans, Chinese officials said Monday.
Two other Chinese tourists were badly injured and were in “acutely serious condition,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It said China had dispatched a medical team accompanied by diplomats to assist the North Korean side.
According to AP, the accident occurred Sunday night in North Hwanghae province, south of Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital, ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at a regularly scheduled news conference.
The ministry described the four North Koreans killed as “workers.” North Korea requires that all visitors be accompanied by minders.
Other details on the backgrounds of those killed and injured and the circumstances of the accident were not immediately disclosed.
Chinese tourists make up the vast majority of visitors to North Korea, where they often pay homage at sites related to China’s participation in the war.
