Signs Point To N. Korea In Ship Sinking, Say Intelligence Reports

April 22 2010

South Korea

South Korean military intelligence officials reportedly suspect a North Korean torpedo sank the naval frigate Cheonan last month, Yonhap News reports.

The assessment was made right after the March 26 incident, said an unnamed official. The ship broke in half and sank near the western sea border with North Korea.

The site of the sinking is near where Pyongyang and Seoul fought several gun battles.

Initial reports by South Korea's chief investigator blamed the sinking on an...

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