S. Korea finds N. Korea mines on 3 islands

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S. Korea finds N. Korea mines on 3 islands
SEOUL, Eight land mines manufactured in North Korea have been detonated on small South Korean islands near the Yellow Sea border, officials said Saturday.

The military launched a search after a fisherman reported finding an anti-personnel mine Friday on Jumin Island, just south of the border, Yonhap News Agency said. The other mines were discovered on Jumin and two neighboring islands.

The search also turned up three empty wooden boxes.

Relations have been tense between the two Koreas since a South Korean naval vessel was sunk several months ago. A report said the ship had been hit by a torpedo, presumably launched by North Korea, which officials in Pyongyang deny.
 
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