Explosive traces found in sunken South Korean warship

Explosive traces found in sunken South Korean warship

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South Korea's defence minister has confirmed that traces of an explosive have been found in the wreckage of a warship that sank near North Korea.

Kim Tae-young said that RDX - used to make torpedoes - was detected by investigators.

But he said it was too early to draw conclusions about what sank the ship.

The Cheonan went down on 26 March near the disputed inter-Korean maritime border. Many South Koreans believe North Korea was to blame.

"It is true that RDX, a chemical substance used in making torpedoes, has been detected," Mr Kim told reporters.

"The possibility of a torpe

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Note to mods-I searched for this and didnt see it, but there has been a high number of threads pertaining to this ship, so I may have missed it. Please move or delete if needed-Also, I deleted quotes out of the title thread, so it is not exact-ATS kept erroring out when i tried to post this with them.

Get ready folks, things are about to get interesting.

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