North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Friday issued a rare apology for the killing of a suspected defector from South Korea at sea earlier this week, AFP reported. North Korean soldiers had burnt the man’s body over fears that he may be carrying the coronavirus.
In a letter to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the North Korean leader referred to the killing as an “unexpected and disgraceful event”. He also apologised to the South Korean president “for disappointing him and South Koreans” rather than helping them amid the “malicious coronavirus”, South Korea’s National Security Adviser Suh Hoon said.
The North Korean government also admitted to firing around 10 shots at the man, BBC reported, quoting the South Korean official. North Korea added that the man “illegally entered our waters” and refused to identify himself. The government also said that its…