North Korean leader sends condolence message on ex-President Roh's death

SEOUL, May 25 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-il sent a message of
condolences to the family of former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, the
state media said on Monday.

"On hearing the news that former President Roh Moo Hyun died in an accident, I
express profound condolences to widow Kwon Yang-sook and his bereaved family,"
Kim was quoted as saying by the Korean Central News Agency.
The report did not say how the message was delivered.
Roh leaped to his death from a mountain cliff behind his rural home in the
country's southeast on Saturday.
hkim@yna.co.kr
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