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  • Mines could have caused S. Korean warship's sinking: U.S. experts

    03/27/2010 10:20:27 PM PDT · by ErnstStavroBlofeld · 7 replies · 761+ views
    Yonhap ^ | 3/27/2010 | Hwang Doo-hyong
    Sea mines might have caused the tragic sinking of a South Korean naval ship, U.S. experts said Saturday, dismissing concerns over possible North Korean involvement. "I doubt that North Korea was involved in the incident," John Feffer, co-director of the Foreign Policy in Focus program at the Institute for Policy Studies, said. "It didn't seem to involve any artillery fire from the North." The 1,200-ton "Cheonan" sank Friday night (Seoul time) after a mysterious explosion that South Korean witnesses and military officials say split the vessel in two. Only 58 of the 104 crew aboard were rescued. The others are...