Bodies Discovered in Suspected Spy Ship
Japan’s coast guard has found several bodies and a small boat probably designed for amphibious landings on a suspected North Korean spy ship it recovered from the East China Sea, media reports said.
Four bodies were in the ship and on the ocean floor, bringing the total number found to eight, Kyodo News agency said. In addition to a small boat, searchers found an antiaircraft missile launcher, an automatic rifle and other weapons.
The ship sank after a gun battle with the coast guard Dec. 22 in Japanese waters. North Korea has denied links to the ship.
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