US intercepted N. Korea ship over arms fears

US intercepted N. Korea ship over arms fears
Washington (AFP) June 13, 2011 - A US Navy destroyer intercepted a North Korean cargo ship in the South China Sea suspected of carrying missiles or other weapons and made it turn back, officials said Monday. The cargo ship, the M/V Light, may have been headed to Myanmar with military contraband, Gary Samore, special assistant to President Barack Obama on weapons of mass destruction, told the South Korean Yonhap news agency. ... more

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