NIIGATA: Japan barred a North Korean ferry suspected of smuggling missile parts and illicit funds from leaving port yesterday after the controversial ship failed beefed-up safety inspections.
The white-hulled Mangyongbong-92, with North Korea's red star emblazoned on its funnel, has long been a focus of suspicion during its regular visits to the northern Japanese port of Niigata. But tensions have peaked amid new allegations the boat is a conduit for communist espionage.
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