South Koreans mourn Kim Jong-il

South Koreans mourn Kim Jong-il

A delegation crosses from North to South Korea.br Cross-border traffic has been rare since relations on the peninsula cooled in 2008.br But this group, which includes the widow of former President Kim Dae-jung and Hyundai group chairwoman Hyun Jeong-eun, made the journey to pay their respects to the late leader Kim Jong-il.br They were received by his youngest son and successor Kim Jong-un on Tuesday.br (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) SECRETARY GENERAL OF KIM DAE-JUNG PEACE CENTER, YOON CHUL-KOO, SAYING:br "The lady delivered condolence messages and I was told that Kim Jong-un, Vice Chairman of National Defence Commission, said 'thank you for coming this far.'"br Meanwhile scuffles broke out between more than 100 anti-North Korea demonstrators and police in South Korea's capital Seoul.br The protesters are angry that a civic activist flew to Pyongyang recently, breaking the National Security Law banning unapproved trips to the North.br In another part of town a small group of pro-North demonstrators rallied to demand they be allowed to travel to pay their respects.


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Uploaded: 2011-12-28

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