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South Korea Protests Iranian Missile Attack on Cargo Ship
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In Short: South Korea summoned Iran's ambassador after concluding that Iranian-made anti-ship missiles likely struck a South Korean vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
SEOUL, May 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea summoned Iran's ambassador, Saeed Koozechi, to protest an attack on a South Korean cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the foreign ministry announced Wednesday. The ministry stated that technical analysis indicated the unidentified airborne objects were likely Noor-series anti-ship missiles developed by Iran.
First Vice Foreign Minister Park Yoon-joo revealed at a press briefing that the attack on the HMM Namu, operated by South Korean shipping company HMM Co., occurred on May 4. The ship was hit by 'two unidentified airborne objects' while stranded in the crucial waterway amid the ongoing U.S.-Iran conflict.
In response to the incident, the ministry demanded 'responsible measures, including steps to prevent a recurrence,' from Iran. The attack caused a 7-meter-wide rupture in the hull of the South Korean-operated vessel, as shown in a photo released by the foreign ministry on May 10.
The foreign ministry earlier stated that the ship, HMM Namu, was hit by 'two unidentified airborne objects' on May 4 while stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway in the region.
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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east.
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