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Death of Wonsan sailors should serve as ‘example’ for N.Koreans

Dead sailors presented as martyrs for cause of North Korean revolution

A crew of sailors that were mysteriously killed near the port of Wonsan should serve as an example for the people and military of North Korea, the Rodong Sinmun said in a Monday editorial.

The column said that the sailors, who died in an unexplained naval incident on October 13, were "vanguard fighters" that reflected absolute loyalty to Kim Jong Un until the "the last moments of their lives".

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