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Misunderstanding: N Korea Explains Detention of Russian Yacht With Athletes
Misunderstanding: N Korea Explains Detention of Russian Yacht With Athletes
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North Korea has explained the detention of a yacht carrying Russian athletes, saying it was a misunderstanding, Russia's Consul General in North Korea's... 15.05.2016, Sputnik International
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Misunderstanding: N Korea Explains Detention of Russian Yacht With Athletes
07:47 GMT 15.05.2016 (Updated: 11:22 GMT 15.05.2016) North Korea has explained the detention of a yacht carrying Russian athletes, saying it was a misunderstanding, Russia's Consul General in North Korea's Chongjin Yuri Bochkarev said Sunday.
TOKYO (Sputnik) — On Saturday, reports emerged claiming that North Korea’s coast guard had detained the Elfin yacht carrying athletes from Russia’s Far Eastern Primorsky Territory in the Sea of Japan. According to Bochkarev, Pyongyang informed Russian diplomats Sunday that the yacht received a permission to leave the country.
"The explanation is that there was a misunderstanding," Bochkarev told RIA Novosti.
According to the diplomat, the vessel was released at 10:00 a.m. local time (01:30 GMT).
