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Voice of AmericaNorth Korea's military has held a rare news conference to deny any role in the sinking of a South Korean navy vessel. The North is also repeating warnings of war if skirmishes break out with the South in disputed waters.
North Korea's powerful National Defense Commission took the unusual step of speaking directly to international media Friday with the message that it did not sink a South Korean patrol ship in March.
General Pak Rim-su spoke in Pyongyang on behalf of the North Korean military. He said the South Korean government's fabrication about the Cheonan sinking has created a dire situation on the Korean peninsula, in which war could to break out at any moment.
46 South Korean sailors were killed when an explosion tore through their ship, the Cheonan, just over two months ago. International investigators say overwhelming forensic evidence points to a torpedo attack by a North Korean submarine.
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