North Korea confirmed Thursday it seized a South Korean fishing boat more than a week ago and claimed the seven crewmen admitted to fishing in its waters. South Korea had been pushing for the release of the four South Korean and three Chinese fishermen it had said were seized along with the boat on Aug. 8, but Pyongyang had not responded or
…The North confirmed the seizure Thursday, saying that its navy caught the boat illegally fishing in the communist country’s eastern exclusive economic zone. The fishermen admitted their wrongdoing during a preliminary investigation, Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said in a brief dispatch.
The fishermen were still under investigation, it said.
In Seoul, Unification Ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung said he was aware of the KCNA dispatch but noted Pyongyang had not sent a separate message on the seizure to South Korea.
The taking of the fishing boat comes as relations between the Koreas are filled with contention over the deadly sinking of South Korean warship in March that has been blamed on North Korea. Pyongyang has denied responsibility.
Tensions spiked again this week as South Korea and the U.S. began annual join military drills that North Korea has called a rehearsal for invasion and pledged to retaliate.
The computerized drills — which involve about 56,000 South Korean…
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