North Korea Denies Sinking Navy Ship
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South Korea Says Ship Sank After ‘External Explosion’ (April 16, 2010) The denial came a day after South Korea blamed an “external explosion” for the sinking, fueling speculation that the ship might have been hit by a North Korean torpedo or mine.
<##IMAGE##>In its first official reaction to the March 26 sinking, North Korea also accused South Korea of “fabricating” the cause.
“They are using the media to attribute it to us,” the North’s state-run news agency, K.C.N.A., quoted a military official as saying. “This is all a plot against” North Korea, he added.
The explosion split the ship’s hull into two pieces, killing 38 sailors and leaving 8 others missing. Although South Korean officials have not directly blamed North Korea, saying only that they were investigating the possibility of its involvement, South Korean news media and analysts have already begun speculating on how Seoul could retaliate.
The sinking came at a delicate time for President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea, as well as for American-led international efforts to bring North Korea back to six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.
Before the sinking, Mr. Lee had reportedly been seeking a summit meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il. If signs of North Korean involvement emerge, a weak reaction on Mr. Lee’s part could undermine his credentials among his conservative base ahead of mayoral and gubernatorial elections scheduled for June.
Mr. Lee has repeatedly vowed a “stern” action once it becomes clear who was to blame.
But few South Koreans expect their government to risk war with North Korea.
The South is scheduled to host to the Group of 20 summit meeting of leaders of major economic powers in November. South Koreans also fear that an escalating military tension will hurt their economy.
Still, if investigators conclude that North Korea sank the ship, Mr. Lee will come under fire for the hole in the country’s defense, analysts say. Some experts speculate that the ship may have sunk not in a premeditated attack but by hitting a mine left over from the cold war.
<##IMAGE##>In its first official reaction to the March 26 sinking, North Korea also accused South Korea of “fabricating” the cause.
“They are using the media to attribute it to us,” the North’s state-run news agency, K.C.N.A., quoted a military official as saying. “This is all a plot against” North Korea, he added.
The explosion split the ship’s hull into two pieces, killing 38 sailors and leaving 8 others missing. Although South Korean officials have not directly blamed North Korea, saying only that they were investigating the possibility of its involvement, South Korean news media and analysts have already begun speculating on how Seoul could retaliate.
The sinking came at a delicate time for President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea, as well as for American-led international efforts to bring North Korea back to six-nation nuclear disarmament talks.
Before the sinking, Mr. Lee had reportedly been seeking a summit meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il. If signs of North Korean involvement emerge, a weak reaction on Mr. Lee’s part could undermine his credentials among his conservative base ahead of mayoral and gubernatorial elections scheduled for June.
Mr. Lee has repeatedly vowed a “stern” action once it becomes clear who was to blame.
But few South Koreans expect their government to risk war with North Korea.
The South is scheduled to host to the Group of 20 summit meeting of leaders of major economic powers in November. South Koreans also fear that an escalating military tension will hurt their economy.
Still, if investigators conclude that North Korea sank the ship, Mr. Lee will come under fire for the hole in the country’s defense, analysts say. Some experts speculate that the ship may have sunk not in a premeditated attack but by hitting a mine left over from the cold war.
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