North Korea Issues Rare Public Apology for Deadly Building Collapse

In a rare public acceptance of responsibility, the North Korean government announced Sunday that an apartment building under construction in its capital of Pyongyang collapsed, potentially killing hundreds of people. The collapse occurred last week, and rescue operations were suspended Saturday, according to state news agency Korean Central News Agency.

It reported that the building collapsed in the Pyongchon district of Pyongyang, blaming “sloppy building” and “irresponsible supervision and control.” State media said there were “human casualties” but did not confirm the number