首批韓戰陣亡韓國軍人遺骨自朝鮮返國

The remains of 12 South Korean soldiers killed in North Korea during the Korean War have been returned home, in the first such repatriation since the fighting ended nearly 60 years ago.

The flag-draped boxes containing the remains arrived Friday at a military airport south of Seoul, where South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and other top officials gathered for an honor guard ceremony.

The remains were among 226 sets found in North Korea by a U.S. excavation team before Washington halted the recovery mission in 2005 because of safety concerns.韓戰期間在朝鮮陣亡的12名韓國軍人的遺骨被送回韓國。自從韓戰於將近60年前結束以來，這是第一批送返的韓國軍人遺骨。

星期五，覆蓋韓國國旗的這些韓國軍人遺骨盒抵達首爾的一個軍用機場。韓國總統李明博和其他高層官員在機場參加了迎接儀式。

一個美國搜尋組在朝鮮找到226名陣亡軍人遺骨。2005年，華盛頓出於安全方面的考慮，停止了搜尋工作。