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Current affair: military tensions builded up as US carrier approaches the Korean Peninsula

A handout photo made available by the US Navy on 09 April 2017 showing the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson
A handout photo made available by the US Navy on 09 April 2017 showing the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson Source: AAP

Tension keeps building up as US Carl Vinson carrier strike group in the Western Pacific as it approaches waters around the Korean Peninsula. In contrary, a third United States citizen has reportedly been detained in North Korea, amid rising tensions between the two countries. Meanwhile, foreign minister Julie Bishop has hit back at North Korea over its threat of a nuclear strike on Australia. Ivan and Selina report.


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By Ivan Leung

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Tension keeps building up as US Carl Vinson carrier strike group in the Western Pacific as it approaches waters around the Korean Peninsula. In contrary, a third United States citizen has reportedly been detained in North Korea, amid rising tensions between the two countries. Meanwhile, foreign minister Julie Bishop has hit back at North Korea over its threat of a nuclear strike on Australia. Ivan and Selina report.



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