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South Korea sends 6 rescued North Koreans

North Korean man crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea
The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military identified and tracked the individual near the central-west section of the military demarcation line and conducted a “guiding operation” before taking the person into custody Thursday night.
South Korea sends back North Koreans who drifted on wooden boats across border
South Korea sent six North Koreans back across the rivals' sea border on Wednesday, months after they drifted south in wooden boats in March and May. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
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The North Koreans had expressed a desire on multiple occasions to go back home, officials said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
South Korea sends 6 rescued North Koreans back across sea border
South Korea sent six North Koreans back across their sea border, months after they drifted south in wooden boats in March and May
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Two of the North Koreans had veered into southern waters in March and stayed on for four months - the longest period recorded for non-defectors. The other four are sailors who drifted across a disputed maritime border between the North and the South in May.
Seoul repatriates six North Koreans who drifted south by accident and sought return
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