North Korea was starting its own search operation to recover the body, KCNA said. (File)
Seoul, South Korea:
North Korea has said it is looking for the body of a South Korean man killed by his troops, but warned that South Korean naval operations in the region threatened to escalate tensions, media reported on Sunday. ‘State.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a rare apology on Friday for the fatal shooting of the South Korean fisheries official in North Korean waters.
The South Korean military accused the soldiers of the North of killing the man, spraying his body with fuel and setting fire near the sea border.
The state-run KCNA news agency said on Sunday that North Korean authorities were considering ways to return the body to the south if it was found.
The report called it a “terrible case that shouldn’t have happened,” but warned that South Korean naval operations near the site of the incident had entered North Korean waters.
“We urge the southern side to immediately end the intrusion across the military demarcation line into the Western Sea which could lead to escalating tensions,” the report said.
A spokesperson for South Korea’s National Defense Ministry said he had no immediate comment on the North’s accusations.
North Korea was starting its own search operation to recover the body, KCNA said.
“We have also taken more necessary security measures to ensure that no further incidents that spoil the relationship of trust and respect between the North and the South occur in any event, true to our management’s intention. supreme, ”the report adds. without elaborating.
South Korea urged North Korea on Saturday to further investigate the fatal shooting and suggested it could be a joint investigation by the two sides.
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