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Toronto, Canada (AFP) June 26, 2010 G8 leaders on Saturday condemned the sinking of a South Korean warship blamed on North Korea in an official communique released after two days of talks. "We deplore the attack on March 26 that caused the sinking of the Republic of Korea's naval vessel, the Cheonan, resulting in tragic loss of 46 lives," the communique said. Recalling that a multinational investigation had found that Pyongyang was to blame for the attack that sank the ship, the statement added: "We condemn, in this context, the attack which led to the sinking of the Cheonan. "We demand that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea refrain from committing any attacks or threatening hostilities against the Republic of Korea."
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