Monday, April 06, 2009
S. Korea accused over 'poisoning'
North Korea has accused South Korea of poisoning its football players with "adulterated foodstuff" ahead of last week's World Cup qualifier match.
North Korea coach Kim Jong Hun made the allegation after his team lost 1-0 to South Korea on 1 April. Seoul has denied the claim.
The North's football association said the act was part of Seoul's "moves for confrontation" with Pyongyang.
In a statement about the match, the North's football association said:
"It was beyond all doubt that the incident was a product of a deliberate act perpetrated by adulterated foodstuff as [the players] could not get up all of a sudden just before the match."
North Korea coach Kim Jong Hun made the allegation after his team lost 1-0 to South Korea on 1 April. Seoul has denied the claim.
The North's football association said the act was part of Seoul's "moves for confrontation" with Pyongyang.
In a statement about the match, the North's football association said:
"It was beyond all doubt that the incident was a product of a deliberate act perpetrated by adulterated foodstuff as [the players] could not get up all of a sudden just before the match."
