North, South Korea trade charges after clash

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: June 30, 2002| Author: Christopher Torchia | Copyright information

SEOUL, South Korea--Hours after North Korea sank a South Korean patrol boat Saturday, the president of South Korea and the commander of U.S. forces in the country accused North Korea of violating the armistice that ended the Korean war.

A defiant North said the South fired first.

The 21-minute confrontation in the Yellow Sea was the worst border clash in recent years on the world's last Cold War frontier, killing four sailors and wounding 19. It dealt a new blow to Korean reconci...

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