(LEAD) S. Korea to expand anti-piracy mission closer to Hormuz, send more naval assets
Yonhap News Agency · Kim Seung-yeon ·
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to expand its anti-piracy mission of...
(ATTN: ADDS para 3 with adoption of deployment motion at vice ministerial meeting; TRIMS para 9)
By Kim Seung-yeon
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to expand its anti-piracy mission off Somalia to waters near the Strait of Hormuz with additional military assets, including a maritime patrol aircraft and an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team, to be deployed, officials said Thursday, signaling the country's first contribution to the conflict-stricken region.
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