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http://www.voanews.com/korean/2007-12-14-voa3.cfm

Thanks to Tiger Likes Rooster for the translation and the ping to this thread.

Note: The following post is a quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1939831/posts

Sri Lanka Sank 6 N. Korean Ships Carrying Weapons between this Feb. and Oct. (w/ US help)
VOA News ^ | 12/14/07 | Sohn Ji-heun
Posted on 12/15/2007 2:23:53 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Sri Lanka Sank 6 N. Korean Ships Carrying Weapons between this Feb. and Oct.

12/14/2007

Sohn Ji-heun

/begin my summary

Six N. Korean ships were sunk by Sri Lankan Navy between Feb. 28 and late October of this year.

They were shipping weapons for Tamil Tigers, which were designated as a terrorist organization by U.S. State Dept.

Both N. Korean crews and Tamil terrorists were aboard the ships. They were all presumed to be killed.
Sri Lankan Navy was able to sink them with the help of U.S., which passed on intelligence on the location of (N. Korean) ships in advance

It is estimated that the repeated loss of the ships cost N. Korea $200 million.
The ships were 250 ft long, carrying Chinese artillery guns, ammunition, light weapons, and small arms.

Chinese arms manufacturer NORINCO has been selling weapons to N. Korea. However, it is not clear where the weapons on board originated.

As of Dec. 13, State Dept. is still standing by their official position that N. Korea has not engaged in terrorist activities since 1987.
/end my summary

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Didn’t have the time to translate the full article written in Korean. However, these are the major points.
1 posted on 12/15/2007 2:23:56 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster