South Korea Accuses North of Torpedo Attack
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE: A giant offshore crane salvages the bow section of the South Korean naval ship Cheonan in April. South Korea accused North Korea of firing a torpedo that sank a naval warship in March, killing 46 sailors in the country's worst military disaster since the Korean War. (AP)
May 20: Torpedo parts salvaged from the Yellow Sea are unveiled during a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Seoul. South Korea accused North Korea of firing a torpedo that sank a naval warship in March, killing 46 sailors in the country's worst military disaster since the Korean War. Pyongyang, meanwhile, continued its steadfast denials of involvement in the sinking and said it would send its own investigators to conduct a probe, while warning that any punishment against the North would spark war. (AP)
May 20: Parts of a torpedo salvaged from the Yellow Sea are shown to the media during a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Seoul. Evidence overwhelmingly proves North Korea fired a torpedo that sank a South Korean warship in March, killing 46 sailors, investigators said Thursday. (AP)
May 19: Sailors stand guard near the wreckage of the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan, which sank on March 26 near the maritime border with North Korea. Evidence overwhelmingly proves North Korea fired a torpedo that sank a South Korean warship in March, killing 46 sailors, investigators said Thursday. (AP)
May 20: The marking "1 beon" ("No. 1" in English) is written on parts of a torpedo salvaged from the Yellow Sea, shown to the media Thursday during a press conference at the Defense Ministry in Seoul. (AP)
May 20: Former soldiers with the South Korean Headquarters of Intelligence Detachment unit, wearing North Korean military uniforms, shout slogans after tearing a North Korean flag during a rally against the North in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul. The Korean on the headbands reads "Revenge." (AP)
May 20: South Korean conservative activists use hammers to beat a mock North Korean missile during a rally in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul (AP)