Tourist shooting strains Korea reconciliation talks

The death of a South Korean tourist shot by a North Korean soldier while visiting the Communist nation overshadowed efforts by Seoul’s new president to reach out and rekindle stalled reconciliation talks.

South Korea expressed regret yesterday and suspended tours to North Korea’s Diamond Mountain resort over the shooting of the 53-year-old woman, who the North said had ventured into a restricted area while on a pre-dawn stroll at a beach.