Korean visiting Guam attacked by shark, drowns

An autopsy report shows a Korean tourist visiting Guam was attacked by a shark before he drowned.

An autopsy report shows a Korean tourist visiting Guam was attacked by a shark before he drowned.

Guam has raised its official threat level and on Thursday tested its emergency alert system after warnings from North Korea identifying the island as a potential missile target.

The Defense Department said it was deploying a missile defense shield to the territory of Guam in the Pacific to protect the U.S. and its allies in the region in response to North Korea’s increasingly hostile talk. The North renewed its threat to launch a nuclear attack on the United States.
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam—Fighter jets from the United States and two key allies roared into western Pacific skies on Thursday in the combat phase of annual exercises that have gained importance as the region responds to the rise of China and other potential threats.

Fighter jets from the U.S. and two key allies roared into western Pacific skies Thursday in the combat phase of annual exercises that have gained importance as the region responds to the rise of China and other potential threats.