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UNITED NATIONS — North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday his country’s military would respond forcefully to any U.N. Security Council condemnation over the sinking of a South Korean warship, warning that “our people and army will smash our aggressors.”

In a rare news conference, the envoy, Sin Son Ho, called the South Korean investigation carried out with a number of foreign experts, which concluded that a North Korean torpedo blew up the ship, “a complete fabrication from A to Z.” Sin demanded that a team from his country’s military be allowed to carry out its own investigation. The ship, known as the Cheonan, exploded March 26, killing 46 sailors.