Kin of sunken S. Korean ferry's victims get their portraits

Relatives of the victims of the capsized ferry Sewol, mostly high school students in Ansan, receive the portraits of their deceased kin from a joint altar in the city near Seoul before their demonstration march to protest against the government's alleged unwillingness to conduct an impartial investigation into the cause of the disaster about a year ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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