20-05-10 'North Korean torpedo' sank South's navy ship

Co-head of investigation team,Yoon Duk-yong:"Both sections at the failure point were bent upward" - 'N Korean torpedo' sank navy ship - A North Korean submarine's torpedo sank a South Korean navy ship on 26 March causing the deaths of 46 sailors,an international report has found.Investigators said they had discovered part of the torpedo on the sea floor and it carried lettering that matched a North Korean design.Pyongyang rejected the claim as a "fabrication" and threatened war if sanctions were imposed,say reports.China has urged both countries to show restraint.South Korean President Lee Myung-bak pledged to take "stern action" against the North.The White House described the sinking of the ship as an "act of aggression" by North Korea that challenged peace.UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the report was "deeply troubling".Pyongyang said it would send its own inspection team to the South to "verify material evidence" behind the accusation.