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Distraught relatives of hundreds of missing people inside a sunken South Korean ferry clashed with police on Sunday as coastguard divers retrieved more bodies from the ship

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Family members of passengers missing after the ferry Sewol capsized sit in front of a police blockade in Jindo during a protest calling for a meeting with President Park Geun-hye and demanding the search and rescue operation be speeded up, April 20, 2014. Angry relatives of hundreds of missing inside the sunken South Korean ferry clashed with police on Sunday morning as coastguard divers retrieved more bodies from the ship.KIM KYUNG-HOON/Reuters

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Family members of missing passengers from the capsized passenger ship Sewol, which sank in the sea off Jindo, rest as they wait for news from the rescue team, at a gym in Jindo April 20, 2014.KIM HONG-JI/Reuters

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The body of a passenger aboard the Sewol ferry which sank in the water off the southern coast, is carried by rescue workers upon its arrival at a port in Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 20, 2014. After more than three days of frustration and failure, divers on Sunday finally found a way into the submerged ferry off South Korea‘s southern shore, discovering more bodies inside the ship and one outside.Lee Jin-man/The Associated Press

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South Korean rescue workers carry the bodies of passengers who were on the capsized passenger ship Sewol which sank in the sea off Jindo, at a port where family members of missing passengers gather in Jindo April 20, 2014. Angry relatives of hundreds of missing inside the sunken South Korean ferry clashed with police on Sunday morning as coastguard divers retrieved more bodies from the ship.ISSEI KATO/Reuters

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The body of a passenger aboard the Sewol ferry which sank in the water off the southern coast, is carried by rescue workers upon its arrival at a port in Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, April 20, 2014. After more than three days of frustration and failure, divers on Sunday finally found a way into the submerged ferry off South Korea‘s southern shore, discovering more bodies inside the ship and one outside.Lee Jin-man/The Associated Press

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A family member of missing passengers who were on the ferry Sewol which sank in the sea off Jindo cries next to a a temporary morgue at a port where family members of missing passengers gather in Jindo April 20, 2014.ISSEI KATO/Reuters

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A family member of a passenger missing after the South Korean ferry "Sewol" capsized demonstrates in front of police during a protest in Jindo calling for a meeting with President Park Geun-hye and demanding the search and rescue operation be sped up, April 20, 2014.KIM KYUNG-HOON/Reuters

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Relatives of missing passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol struggle with policemen as they try to march toward the presidential house to protest the government's rescue operation at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Sunday, April 20, 2014. Divers recovered more bodies from inside the ferry that sank off South Korea, pushing the confirmed death toll to over three dozen. The discovery came after rescuers finally gained access to the inside of the ship following three days of failure and frustration caused by strong currents and bad visibility due to inclement weather.Ahn Young-joon/The Associated Press

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A family member of a passenger missing after the South Korean ferry "Sewol" capsized is blocked by police during a protest in Jindo calling for a meeting with President Park Geun-hye and demanding the search and rescue operation be speeded up, April 20, 2014.KIM KYUNG-HOON/Reuters

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Relatives of missing passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol struggle with policemen as they try to march toward the presidential house to protest the government's rescue operation at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Sunday, April 20, 2014. Divers recovered more bodies from inside the ferry that sank off South Korea, pushing the confirmed death toll to over three dozen. The discovery came after rescuers finally gained access to the inside of the ship following three days of failure and frustration caused by strong currents and bad visibility due to inclement weather.Ahn Young-joon/The Associated Press

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A weeping relative of a missing passenger aboard the sunken ferry Sewol struggles with a policeman as he tries to march toward the presidential house to protest the government's rescue operation at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Sunday, April 20, 2014. Divers recovered more bodies from inside the ferry that sank off South Korea, pushing the confirmed death toll to over three dozen. The discovery came after rescuers finally gained access to the inside of the ship following three days of failure and frustration caused by strong currents and bad visibility due to inclement weather.Ahn Young-joon/The Associated Press

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Relatives of missing passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol struggle with policemen as they try to march toward the presidential house to protest the government's rescue operation at a port in Jindo, South Korea, Sunday, April 20, 2014. Divers recovered more bodies from inside the ferry that sank off South Korea, pushing the confirmed death toll to over three dozen. The discovery came after rescuers finally gained access to the inside of the ship following three days of failure and frustration caused by strong currents and bad visibility due to inclement weather.Ahn Young-joon/The Associated Press

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A family member of a passenger missing after the South Korean ferry "Sewol" capsized is blocked by police during a protest in Jindo calling for a meeting with President Park Geun-hye and demanding the search and rescue operation be speeded up, April 20, 2014.KIM KYUNG-HOON/Reuters

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Family members of missing passengers onboard the sunken South Korean ferry Sewol rest as they wait for news from the rescue team at a gym in Jindo April 20, 2014. Angry relatives of hundreds of missing inside a sunken South Korean ferry clashed with police on Sunday morning as coastguard divers retrieved more bodies from the ship.KIM HONG-JI/Reuters

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