[Kyodo: Korea] A U.N. committee slapped a new set of sanctions on North Korea on Thursday, imposing a travel ban on five officials and asset freezes on five more entities for their involvement in nuclear weapons and missile development programs. The sanctions committee of the 15-member Security Council worked out a list of entities and individuals subject to new U.N. sanctions in line with Resolution 1874, which the council adopted on June 12 in response to North Korea"s second nuclear test on May 25.
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