DPRK spokesman: S. Korean tourist responsible for her death

　　The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) regrets the death of a South Korean tourist killed by a DPRK soldier but the woman should take full responsibility for the incident, a DPRK spokesman said Saturday.

　　South Korean government should take full responsibilities, make an apology to the DPRK and promise that a similar incident would never happen again, said the spokesman for the DPRK Guidance Bureau for Comprehensive Development of Scenic Spots.

　　The 53-year-old woman, identified as Park Wang-ja, was shot dead early Friday morning after crossing into a restricted military zone while visiting the DPRK's famed Mount Geumgang resort, the DPRK's Korean Central News Agency reported.

　　The DPRK soldier opened fire after a warning shot as the woman kept running away despite repeated orders for her to stop, said the spokesman.

　　The suspension of the South Koreans' tour to Mount Geumgang announced by South Korean government on Friday is a move of challenge and insult to the DPRK, he said.

　　The DPRK, for its part, will not accept any South Korean visitors before South Korea makes an apology and takes proper measures, he said.

　　Meanwhile, the DPRK rejects the demand by South Korea to allow its investigators to enter the DPRK to help probe the incident, as "the cause of the incident is very clear," said the spokesman,

　　The DPRK side has already checked the incident scene with South Korea's Hyundai Asan company, the operator of the inter-Korean tourist program, he added.

　　About 1.88 million South Korean tourists have visited the DPRK's Mount Geumgang resort since the joint project kicked off in 1998. South Korea announced on Friday the suspension of tours to Mount Geumgang until the probe into the incident is completed.

　　朝鲜名胜地综合开发指导局发言人１２日发表谈话，对一名韩国游客１１日在朝鲜金刚山附近军事禁区被朝鲜军人开枪打死事件表示“遗憾”，但认为此次事件的责任“完全在于对方”。

　　朝鲜中央通讯社援引这名发言人的话说，这名韩国游客１１日凌晨非法进入朝鲜军事禁区，值勤哨兵发现后让她站住，但她不予理睬而逃跑。哨兵在鸣枪警告无效后，不得已而开了枪。

　　这名发言人说，韩国方面应对此次事件“承担全部责任”，向朝鲜方面赔礼道歉并采取措施防止类似事件再次发生。发言人还表示，朝鲜方面已经与负责经营金刚山旅游项目的韩国现代峨山公司人员一起确认了现场。因此，朝鲜不同意韩方派人员进入朝鲜境内调查。

　　这名发言人还说，事件发生后，韩国方面单方面宣布暂停金刚山旅游是对朝鲜的“挑战”和“侮辱”。在韩国方面进行道歉并采取措施之前，朝鲜将不接受韩国方面的游客。

　　据报道，韩国一名５３岁的女游客１１日凌晨在朝鲜金刚山旅游区附近军事禁区被朝鲜军人开枪打死。韩国统一部发言人当天宣布，在完成这一事件的调查之前，韩国方面暂停国民赴朝旅游，并表示将派人员前往金刚山地区调查这一事件。

　　金刚山旅游是朝韩１９９８年开始进行的合作项目。据报道，至今已有１８８万多名韩国游客到金刚山旅游。

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