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Eight bodies found as second suspected North Korean boat washes up in Akita Prefecture

A wooden boat that might have originated in North Korea sits on the beach Monday in Oga, Akita Prefecture. The remains of eight people were found in the boat, which washed ashore Sunday, according to officials at the local branch of the Japan Coast Guard. | KYODO

By Tomohiro Osaki and Reiji Yoshida
Staff Writers

Nov 27, 2017

Eight bodies were discovered in a wooden 7-meter boat that washed ashore in Oga, Akita Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast facing North Korea, the Japan Coast Guard said Monday.

A cigarette pack bearing Hangul characters has been discovered from the boat, which suggests that it came from the North, Kyodo News quoted sources as saying.

The grisly discovery came just four days after eight men, believed to be North Koreans, were found drifting in a 20-meter fishing boat off the coast of Yurihonjo, also in Akita, on Thursday.

Eight bodies found as second suspected North Korean boat washes up in Akita Prefecture

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