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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

US destroyer tailing NKorean ship suspected of hauling missiles

Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59)A U.S. Navy destroyer is reportedly tailing a North Korean ship suspected of carrying illicit weapons toward Myanmar.

The South Korean news network YTN, citing an unidentified intelligence source, says the U.S. suspects the cargo ship Kang Nam is carrying missiles and related parts.

A senior U.S. military official tells The Associated Press that a Navy ship, the USS John S. McCain, is relatively close to the vessel but has no orders to intercept it.

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