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Seoul mourns death of mayor Park Won-soon

By Associated Press

July 10, 2020

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South Korean police officers with dogs leave to search for missing Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9.
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Police officers carry the body of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10. The missing mayor of South Korea's capital, reportedly embroiled in sexual harassment allegations, was found dead early Friday, more than half a day after giving his daughter a will-like message and then leaving home, police said.
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Police officers search for missing Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9. Police say Park has been reported missing and search operations are underway.
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Police officers walk to search for missing Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9. Police say Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has been reported missing and search operations are underway.
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Police officers search for missing Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9. Police say Park has been reported missing and search operations are underway.
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Police officers walk to search for missing Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9. Police say Park has been reported missing and search operations are underway.
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Police officers stand guard in front of the house of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9. The mayor has been reported missing and police are searching for him on Thursday.
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Rescuers arrive to search for missing Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9. Police say Park has been reported missing and search operations are underway.
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Members of media report in front of the official residence of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 9. Police say Park has been reported missing and search operations are underway.
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An image of Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon is displayed as employees read news papers at Seoul City Hall in Seoul, South Korea Friday, July 10. Park left a note saying he felt "sorry to all people" before he was found dead early Friday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal legal activist seen as a potential presidential candidate.
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South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun, center, arrives to offer condolences at Seoul National University Hospital where a funeral hall for late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was set up in Seoul, South Korea. The sudden death of Park, reportedly implicated in a sexual harassment complaint, has prompted an outpouring of public sympathy even as it has raised questions about a man who built his career as a reform-minded politician and self-described feminist.
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A protester holds a sign at Seoul National University Hospital where a funeral hall for late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was established in Seoul, South Korea. Park left a note saying he felt "sorry to all people" before he was found dead early Friday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal legal activist seen as a potential presidential candidate. The sign reads "Some suicides are violence, the ultimate kind of violence."
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Mourners arrive to offer condolences at Seoul National University Hospital where a funeral hall for late Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon was established in Seoul, South Korea. Park left a note saying he felt "sorry to all people" before he was found dead early Friday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal legal activist seen as a potential presidential candidate.
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SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT VIA AP

In this photo provided by Seoul Metropolitan Government, a portrait of the deceased Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon is placed at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10. Seoul's mayor left a note saying he felt "sorry to all people" before he was found dead early Friday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal legal activist seen as a potential presidential candidate.
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YONHAP VIA AP

Officials from the Seoul Metropolitan Government show a note, right, of deceased Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10. The mayor left the note saying he felt “sorry to all people” before he was found dead early Friday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal legal activist seen as a potential presidential candidate.
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SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT VIA AP

In this photo provided by Seoul Metropolitan Government, a portrait of the deceased Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon is placed at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10. Seoul's mayor left a note saying he felt "sorry to all people" before he was found dead early Friday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal legal activist seen as a potential presidential candidate.
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SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT VIA AP

In this photo provided by Seoul Metropolitan Government, a portrait of the deceased Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon is placed at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10. Park left a note saying he felt “sorry to all people” before he was found dead early Friday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal legal activist seen as a potential presidential candidate.
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Park Won-soon, then candidate for Seoul city mayor of the main opposition party New Politics Alliance for Democracy celebrates his victory in the Seoul mayoral election at his office in Seoul, South Korea.

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