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Video: Hungarians Mourn Danube Boat Tragedy Victims By Singing 'Arirang'

• 6 Jun 2019 9:01 AM

Hundreds of people gathered recently on Budapest's Margaret Bridge to sing the Korean folk song 'Arirang' above the site of the tragic boat sinking accident, to mourn the loss of the Korean tourists.

Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their friends and families, as well as the South Korean and Hungarian divers who are still fighting dangerous condition against the clock to recover more bodies from the Danube.

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