South Korean soldiers work near the wreckage of the plane. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

South Korea’s Acting President Declares Week of Mourning

By CNN

South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok has declared a week-long mourning period from Sunday to January 4, following the deadly airliner crash at Muan International Airport.

He added that 17 memorial altars would be set up nationwide.

The call for unity comes as South Korea faces a full-blown political crisis.

Just two days ago, the country’s parliament voted to impeach prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo, weeks after President Yoon Suk Yeol was stripped of his powers over his short-lived declaration of martial law.

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