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| Elon Musk apologises to Thai cave diver for Twitter attack | |
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| Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has apologised to a British cave diver he called a "pedo guy" in a row over the cave rescue in Thailand. | Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has apologised to a British cave diver he called a "pedo guy" in a row over the cave rescue in Thailand. |
| He said he had "spoken in anger" after Vern Unsworth ridiculed a mini-submarine he had commissioned for the rescue effort as a "PR stunt". | He said he had "spoken in anger" after Vern Unsworth ridiculed a mini-submarine he had commissioned for the rescue effort as a "PR stunt". |
| Mr Unsworth told reporters on Monday he was considering legal action. | Mr Unsworth told reporters on Monday he was considering legal action. |
| "His actions against me do not justify my actions against him, and for that I apologise," Mr Musk said. | "His actions against me do not justify my actions against him, and for that I apologise," Mr Musk said. |
| Twelve boys and their football coach were rescued from deep within a cave earlier this month after being trapped for more than two weeks. | |
| Mr Unsworth's knowledge of the cave complex is said to have played a key role in the rescue effort. | |
| He travelled into the caves in the first days after the boys went missing and helped bring in top international cave rescue experts for the mission. | |
| What did Musk say? | |
| In a reply to another user on Twitter, he wrote that he was apologising to both Mr Unsworth and to the companies he led. | |
| "The fault is mine and mine alone," he declared. | |
| At the same time, he accused Mr Unsworth of telling "untruths" about his mini-submarine, which was not used in the rescue. | |
| "My words were spoken in anger after Mr. Unsworth said several untruths & suggested I engage in a sexual act with the mini-sub, which had been built as an act of kindness & according to specifications from the dive team leader," he said. |