S. Korea on alert as N. Korean subs disappear in East Sea
May 26th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by BNO NewsSEOUL (BNO NEWS) — South Korea’s military is attempting to track down four North Korean submarines which disappeared from their east coast base after conducting naval training in the East Sea earlier this week, a military official told the Yonhap news agency on Wednesday.
Locations of the North’s four 300-ton-class submarines have been unknown for two days, Yonhap reported. “We are tracking the four submarines by mobilizing all naval capabilities in the East Sea,” the military official, who was not identified, was cited as saying.
The submarines left the Chaho base located near the Musudan-ri missile launch pad site in North Hamgyong province in North Korea’s northeast coast, according to the official.
Tensions between the two Koreas are continuing to rise since a March attack against a South Korean ship, which killed dozens of sailors. A South Korean-led international investigation earlier concluded that North Korea was behind the attack.
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