North Korea has nearly finished building a sprawling naval base for “attack hovercraft” near the tense sea border with South Korea, according to a government source close to leader Kim Jong-il. Image 1 of 2 Huge plumes of smoke rise from Yeonpyeong island in the disputed waters of the Yellow Sea after it was shelled by North Korea Photo: AFP/GETTY Image 1 of 2 A South Korean Marine base housing its K-9 self-propelled guns burns after it was hit by North Korean artillery shells on Yeonpyeong island Photo: REUTERS The base will be capable of housing 60 “air-cushioned craft for infiltration attacks and landing”. South Korea has “spotted air-cushioned vessels and hangar-shaped buildings,” at the…
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