North Korea demands compensation for sunken boat

KAZUHIRO NOGI / AFP

North Korea is pushing Japan for compensation for a sunken boat.

The fishing vessel went under after it collided with a Japanese patrol boat earlier this week

Pyongyang has “strongly demanded” that Japan pay compensation.

The foreign ministry also said, “If such an incident occurs again, Japan will face an undesirable consequence.”

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