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Russia detains two North Korean vessels after one opens fire: reports
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-northkorea-incident-idUSKBN1W21GQ
MOSCOW (Reuters) -
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A Russian border patrol discovered two North Korean schooners and 11 motorboats fishing illegally off its far eastern coast and detained the first vessel, prompting the second one to open fire, the FSB was quoted as saying.
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Three Russian border guards were wounded in the incident.
Both vessels have been detained, local media cited the FSB as saying, adding later that more than 80 North Koreans had been detained.
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The detained vessels are being taken to Russias Far East port of Nakhodka, Interfax news agency quoted FSB as saying.
Moscow in July accused North Korea of illegally detaining one of its fishing vessels. Pyongyang said the crew had been detained for violating the rules of entry into North Korea.
Reporting by Polina Ivanova and Anastasia Teterevleva; Writing by Tom Balmforth
Marcuse
(7,376 posts)SCantiGOP
(13,841 posts)They are messing with Trumps bromance.
Volaris
(10,251 posts)And the diplomatic equalivant of a Strongly Worded Letter, and then a wink wink (but dont steal our fish and dont shoot at our navy),
And everything will be fine.
It's not like some technology deficient rebels drone-striked a Saudi oil field, or anything...