AP Top News at 11:56 a.m. EDT

AP Top News at 11:56 a.m. EDT

SKorean naval ship sinks near NKorea; 46 missing

BAENGNYEONG ISLAND, South Korea — Military divers plunged into the waters near South Korea’s tense maritime border with North Korea on Saturday, searching in vain for 46 missing marines from a naval ship that exploded and sank, officials said. The exact cause of the explosion was unclear, but North Korea did not appear to be to blame, officials said.

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