Ditched water scooter likely used by N. Korean agent

Ditched water scooter likely used by N. Korean agent

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo shows a water scooter (front) found March 29 on a sand near the mouth of the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast which police said Sept. 27 may have been used by one or several North Korean agents to enter Japan. A similar scooter (back) was found in November 1990 on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, also on the Sea of Japan coast, along with two corpses.

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  • ILEA001086269
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  • 2001/9/27 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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  • 2001 Kyodo News
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