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Ole Jakob Skåtun
Ole Jakob Skåtun is a freelance journalist. In addition to reporting on Korean affairs for newspapers in his native Norway, his previous work also includes freelance work from Russia.
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News North Korea denies responsibility for oil-tanker near LibyaTanker now cancelled from the DPRK ship registry, according to KCNA North Korea has officially denied ownership of the Morning Glory oil tanker, which illegally loaded 234,000 barrels of oil from the rebel controlled al-Sidra oil terminal in Libya. A spokesman for the North Korea’s Maritime Administration said that the vessel "has nothing to do with the DPRK at present and it has no responsibility whatsoever as regards the ship," via the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Wednesday. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |