April 25, 2024
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Japan’s Coast Guard finds 10 dead presumed N.Koreans

The bodies were found in three wooden boats which were marked as KPA, North Korean security ministry

Japan’s Coast Guard found three boats containing 10 dead sailors who are presumed to be North Korean in Japanese coastal waters, according to Kyodo News on Sunday.

The three wooden boats appear to have drifted to Japan’s Ishikawa and Wajima coastlines, in the country’s northwest and were found by Japanese authorities over the weekend.

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