SOUTH KOREA: CREW OF CAPTURED NORTH KOREAN SUBMARINE ARE FOUND DEAD IN APPARENT SUICIDE PACT

Record ID: 988903

  • Title: SOUTH KOREA: CREW OF CAPTURED NORTH KOREAN SUBMARINE ARE FOUND DEAD IN APPARENT SUICIDE PACT
  • Date: 27th June 1998
  • Summary: SEOUL AND TONGHAE (EAST SEA), SOUTH KOREA (RTV/MBC PART NO ACCESS SOUTH KOREA) SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (JUNE 26, 1998) (RTV) 1. SLV SOUTH KOREAN DEFENCE MINISTRY PRESS CONFERENCE 0.05 2. MAJOR-GENERAL CHUNG YOUNG-JIN OF SEOUL'S JOINT CHIEFS STAFF SAYING "IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NORTH KOREAN SUB INFILTRATED OUR TERRITORIAL WATERS. IT WAS AN APPARENTVIOLATION OF THE ARMISTICE AGREEMENT, WHICH CAN BE AN EVIDENCE OF NORTH KOREA'S BARBAROUS AMBITION FOR MILITARY PROVOCATION" (KOREAN) 0.20 3. MV MEDIA 0.26 4. SCU GENERAL CHUNG SAYING "WHEN THREE NORTH KOREAN INFILTRATORS SAW SOUTH KOREAN FISHERMEN, THEY ENTERED THE SUBMARINE WITHOUT ANY SIGNALS (WITHOUT POURING SMOKE SCREEN, OR WAVING FLAGS FOR RESCUE). SO THE SUB WAS NOT WRECKED" (KOREAN) 0.37 5. SLV MEDIA 0.43 6. LAS FLAGS FLYING ZOOM OUT TO EXTERIOR OF DEFENCE MINISTRY 1.01 TONGHAE (EAST SEA), SOUTH KOREA (JUNE 26, 1998) (MBC - NO ACCESS KOREA) 7. AERIAL OF EAST SEA AREA/ SUBMARINE AND SECURITY AT DOCKSIDE/ COVERED BODIES ON DOCKSIDE (5 SHOTS) 1.28 8. AERIALS OF MATERIALS SEIZED IN SUBMARINE LAID ON GROUND (3 SHOTS) 1.50 9. HAS PERSONAL EFFECTS/ EQUIPMENT AND GUNS SEIZED ON SUBMARINE LAID ON DOCK (5 SHOTS) 2.08 SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (JUNE 25, 1998)(MBC - NO ACCESS SOUTH KOREA) 10. SLV SECURITY-MEETING 2.18 12. MV SOUTH KOREAN NAVAL OFFICER SHOWING MEDIA MAP TRACING INCIDENT 2.33 13. SCU CHIEF PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARY FOR SECURITY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS LIM DONG-WON TALKING 2.38 14. SCU MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE CHEON YONG-TAEK 2.41 15. SLV MEETING 2.47 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: SEOUL AND TONGHAE (EAST SEA), SOUTH KOREA
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  • Country: South Africa
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