North Korea: Fears Of A Purge In Shipyard Town After Destroyer Launch Goes Wrong

By Chang Kyu Ahn and Ji Eun Kim

The mood in the North Korean port city where a warship launch went badly wrong last week is grim, local residents say, as authorities make arrests and officials scramble to find ways to salvage the 5,000-ton vessel.

North Korean state media has reported that several senior officials have...