JINDO, South Korea: Divers began retrieving bodies on Sunday from inside the submerged South Korean ferry that capsized four days ago with hundreds of children on board, as families angered by the pace of the rescue efforts scuffled with police.

Coast guard officials said 16 bodies had been removed from the ship, which sank on Wednesday morning, pushing operations further along the painful transition from rescue to recovery and identification.

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