21 N. Koreans found on boat in S. Korean waters
Twenty-one North Koreans have been found on a boat in South Korean waters in the Yellow Sea, the largest such arrival in nine months, an official said Saturday. The boat was found floating off the northwestern South Korean island of Socheong earlier in the week and was handed over to the navy, a South Korean coast guard official in the port city of Incheon said.
It wasn't clear how or why the North Koreans arrived in South Korean waters. South Korea's National Intelligence Service declined to comment, and neither Unification Ministry nor Joint Chiefs of Staff officials answered phone calls. (AP)
