SEOUL: North Korea said that Cuban arms seized from a Pyongyang-flagged ship near the Panama Canal were part of a legitimate deal, amid concerns United Nations sanctions may have been violated.

Havana said the arms, discovered on the ship among tons of sugar, were “obsolete” Soviet-era missiles and parts, which were being sent to North Korea for repair—an account backed up by its allies in Pyongyang.

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