Prayers

Politicians from both the ruling and opposition party are paying a silent tribute to the victims of the campus shooting at Virginia Tech at the discussion on what to do with the voting rights of Koreans abroad held at the National Assembly memorial hall on Wednesday. From the right in the front row are GNP lawmaker Park Geun-hye, Won Hee-ryong, former Uri Party chairman Kim Geun-tae, current chairman Chung Sye-kyun, vice speaker of the National Assembly Lee Sang-deuk, and Uri Party lawmaker Kim Sung-kon.

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