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North Korean Fishermen Attack Russian Coast Guard, Spiking Tensions Between CountriesBy James Patterson 09/26/19 North Korean fishermen who were fishing illegally inside the Russian exclusive economic zone attacked Russian Coast Guard men who had detained another North Korean fishing schooner. Several of the Russian crew were injured by gunfire as were several North Koreans, one of them fatally.Information from the Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti, or FSB (Russia’s federal security service) said 11 North Korean motorboats and the two schooners along with their crew of 161 were detained by the Russian Coast Guard.North Korea shares a border with Russia’s Far East about 100 km southwest of Vladivostok, a port city on Russia’s east coast facing the Sea of Japan. Russian authorities have usually been tolerant of the poachers who make claims that they drifted into the waters due to bad weather or mechanical problems with their boats. At worst, fishing gear along with any catch might be seized but with the crew and ships being released with no further ado.Read more at: https://www.ibtimes.com/north-korean-fishermen-attack-russian-coast-guard-spiking-tensions-between-countries-2833805
