Why did North Korean leader Kim Jong Un apologize to South Korea?

Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has apologized to South Korea for killing a civilian.

According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, South Korea says the body of a 47-year-old citizen was found floating in North Korean waters, which was fired upon by North Korean military personnel and then set on fire.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has personally apologized to South Korean President Moon Jae-in for the incident, saying it should not have happened.

According to the South Korean presidential spokesman, Kim Jong Un apologized for the incident in a letter to the South Korean president, calling it a shameful act and expressing his condolences to the president and the people of South Korea.

The Blue House, South Korea's headquarters, said it was the first official response from North Korea since the incident.

However, North Korea says the body was not cremated.

British media say it is not yet clear what the dead man was doing at the scene, but the South Korean government says the man may have been trying to enter North Korean territory. The person's family has denied this.

According to British media, this is the first incident in a decade in which a South Korean citizen has been killed by the North Korean military, which has provoked outrage in South Korea.

Security at the border between the two countries is extremely tight, with North Korea blocking Corona and ordering the shooting of any civilian entering the border.

According to British media, the South Korean Ministry of Defense reported that the incident took place a few days ago. The victim's shoes were found in his boat.