South Korea President: Ferry Captain's Actions Were Like 'Murder'

As the death toll from South Korea’s ferry disaster continues to rise — it was reported at 64 as of Monday morning — the country’s president has spoken out against the actions of the captain and crew.

"The actions of the captain and some crew members were utterly incomprehensible, unacceptable and tantamount to murder," President Park Geun-hye said, Al Jazeera reported

Prosecutors said police took four more crew members into custody on Monday as part of an investigation alleging they failed to protect passengers aboard the ferry. That brings the total of those in custody to seven Read more...