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Fingerprints, lettering on drone point to N. Korean origin

Use of UAV technology, though unsophisticated, indicates Pyongyang's hunger for intelligence on South

The South Korean government said the fingerprints found on the unmanned aerial vehicle that crashed in Paju a week and a half ago indicate that it is of foreign or North Korean origin.

An analysis of the prints found on the UAV, commonly referred to as a drone, detected no match among South Koreans, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said on Friday. Lettering on the drone is also consistent with the North Korean vocabulary rather than South Korean.

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