By Brad Lendon and Mike Valerio, CNN
This handout satellite image courtesy of Maxar Technologies taken on May 23, 2025, shows the North Korean warship in the harbour after its launch accident in Chongjin.
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North Korea has arrested four people it claims bear responsibility for a launch accident last week that left leader Kim Jong Un’s newest warship lying on its side and partially submerged in a shipyard, state-run media has reported.
The four people detained included Ri Hyong Son, vice department director of the Munitions Industry Department of the Party Central Committee, “who was greatly responsible for the occurrence of the serious accident,” a report…