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Norks may be readying missile test
SEOUL, Jan 26 (Reuters) - North Korea has declared a no-sail zone off its west coast, indicating it may be readying to test-launch missiles in the area, South Korean news broadcaster YTN on Tuesday quoted a military official as saying.The area is near a contested sea border with the South that was the site of a brief naval clash in November between the states, technically still at war, that left a South Korean ship pockmarked with bullet holes and a North Korean vessel limping back to port in flames. About a month before that clash, North Korea rattled regional security by firing short-range missiles off its east coast. "We are closely monitoring the area to inspect whether this announcement was made as a part of their winter training or to launch short-range missiles," the unnamed official told YTN. South Korean military officials said they were checking on the YTN report. Posted by: Steve White 2010-01-29 |
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