North Korean dictator Kim-Jong-un visits the graves of sailors who died in a naval incident (KCNA)
North Korea Sailors Killed When Ship Sinks During 'Combat Duties' -- Reuters
(Reuters) - At least 19 North Korean sailors were killed when a naval vessel sank during "combat duties" off the east coast last month, state media said, a rare admission by the impoverished and reclusive country.
South Korean media said the ship sank during a drill killing "scores".
Photos released by North Korea's KCNA state news agency showed leader Kim Jong Un laying flowers at the foot of a memorial to the dead, encircled by at least 19 graves emblazoned with the faces of the sailors.
"Submarine chaser No. 233 fell while performing combat duties in mid-October," KCNA said.
The article did not specify what operation it was undertaking. A version of the article appeared with photos on the front page of the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper for the ruling Korean Workers' Party, underscoring what it described as Kim's personal attention to the sinking.
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