A South Korean anchor has sparked a controversy by saying that it was "fortunate" that the two teenage girls who were killed in the plane crash at San Francisco were Chinese, not South Koreans.
The Channel A news presenter, Yoon Kyeong-min, prompted fury in both China and South Korea as he said it's fortunate if South Koreans look at it from their point of view.
Channel A has since issued an apology to Chinese people through South Korea's Embassy in China, state-run CCTV reported.
The news channel's statement called the host's comment during a live broadcast 'wrong and rash' .
South Koreans too have criticised the gaffe online, saying they were shocked that a TV host could say such words.
