Bereaved families attend a Buddhist memorial at the main hall of Jogye Temple in downtown Seoul on April 14, 2015, to pay tribute to the victims of the April 16, 2014, sinking of the ferry Sewol off Jin Island on South Korea's southwest coast. The memorial came two days ahead of the first anniversary of the accident, in which more than 300 people, mostly teenagers on a school excursion, died.

The photo, taken on April 16, 2015, shows cherry blossom petals dropped by rain on a road of Mount Nam in Seoul's Jung Ward.

Children offer a silent prayer at the April 19th National Cemetery in northern Seoul on April 17, 2015, in remembrance of the April 19 Revolution, a pro-democracy and anti-dictatorship uprising that led to the nation's first President Rhee Syng-man stepping down in 1960.

S. Korea Marks 1st Anniv. of Ferry Fisaster

G.Kore Feribot Faciasının 1. Yıldönümünü Anıyor

Polis, eylemciler geçen yılki ölümcül feribot kazasının kurbanlarını saygıyla anmak için bir anma töreni yaptıktan sonra 16 Nisan 2015’te Seoul şehir merkezindeki Gwanghwamun Plaza’ya doğru yürüyen kazada yakınını kaybetmiş aileleri ve yerel yardımlaşma dernekleri üyelerini engelledi. O gün, çoğunluğu gezideki liseli öğrencilerin olduğu 300’den fazla insanın öldüğü, Güney Kore’nin kuzeybatısındaki Jin Adası’nın Sewol feribotunun batışının birinci yıldönümü anıldı.

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Police stop bereaved families and members of civic groups from marching toward Gwanghwamun Plaza in downtown Seoul on April 16, 2015, after the protesters held a memorial service to pay tribute to the victims of last year's deadly ferry accident. The day marked the first anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry of Jin Island in southwestern South Korea, which killed more than 300 people, mostly high school students on an excursion.

17.04.2015 - Yonhap