Families of Sewol mishap won’t budge for Pope

SEOUL: Protesting relatives of victims of South Korea’s ferry disaster vowed on Tuesday to “fight back” if any attempt is made to clear them from a ceremonial plaza in Seoul where Pope Francis will hold a mass next week.

A number of family members and their supporters have been camped out for three weeks in Gwanghwamun Square, on which up to one million Korean Catholics are expected to converge on August 16 for a huge, open-air mass by the visiting pope.