AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court said on Monday it would not investigate two incidents of North Korean forces attacking South Korean territory in the Yellow Sea in 2010 because neither attack had purposefully targeted civilians.
The court opened a preliminary examination into the two episodes, in which a total of 50 people died, to establish if there were grounds for proceeding to a full investigation.
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