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Demonstrators reject apology for South Korean girls' deaths
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Demonstrators reject apology for South Korean girls' deaths
Associated Press
Sunday, July 28, 2002
Seoul, South Korea -- The U.S. military said it was deeply sorry
for the deaths of two teenage girls struck by a U.S. armored vehicle
in South Korea, but anti-U.S. demonstrators said Saturday the apology
was not sincere.
The military also defended its decision to prosecute the two
soldiers involved in the June 13 accident under military law on
charges of negligent homi...
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