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Russia Detains Hundreds of North Korean Fishermen

VOA News

   Russia said Friday it had detained more than 260 North Korean
   fishermen.

   The fishermen, who were on several vessels, were detained for poaching.

   Russia took the men and their vessels to Russia's Far East port of
   Nakhodka.

   Russia says about 30,000 pounds of squid were also seized during the
   arrest.

   Last week Russia detained other North Korean fishermen on vessels in
   the Sea of Japan in territory that Russia claims. The fishermen clashed
   with Russian forces, injuring a Korean who later died from his wounds.

   Russia summoned a North Korean diplomat after the Sea of Japan incident
   to state its "serious concern" about the event.

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