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South Korea sends 6 rescued North Koreans

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. It came after months of failed efforts to contact North Korea
Seoul repatriates six North Koreans rescued at sea
SEOUL: South Korea on Wednesday (Jul 9) repatriated six North Koreans who were rescued at sea earlier this year and requested to return home, Seoul's unification ministry said. Four North Koreans were
Unarmed North Korean Man Crosses Border Into South Korea, Now in Custody
South Korean troops detain unarmed North Korean man after rare border crossing amid rising inter-Korean military tensions
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.
North Korean crosses border into South Korea
An unidentified North Korean man crossed into South Korea with the assistance of Seoul’s military through a heavily mined land border Thursday. He was taken into custody after the crossing,
South Korea arrests 6 Americans trying to send Bibles to North
They were arrested on Ganghwa Island, a popular site among anti-North Korean groups. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
6 Americans detained for trying to send rice and Bibles to North Korea by sea, police say
Police have detained six Americans in South Korea for allegedly trying to send 1,600 plastic bottles filled with rice, U.S. dollars bills and Bibles toward North Korea by sea. Police said
South Korea detains North Korean border crosser
South Korea's military detained a person who crossed the border from North Korea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Friday. He crossed the near the central-west section of the military demarcation line, which sits exactly halfway within the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Korean Peninsula, on Thursday.
North Korean crossed MDL into South Korea Thursday: JCS
A North Korean male, who identified himself as a civilian, crossed the Military Demarcation Line inside the Demilitarized Zone into South Korea, the South's mil
South Korea Returns Six North Koreans Stranded at Sea This Year
South Korea returned six North Koreans home via eastern waters, a South Korean government official said on Wednesday. Authorities in the South had found the six North Koreans earlier this year after their vessels had drifted south after they became stranded.
Six North Koreans Sent Back on a Tiny Wooden Boat by the South
The fishermen said they wanted to go home, but repatriations pose legal and moral questions given the Kim regime’s secrecy.
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South Korea’s Crackdown on Anti-North Leaflet Balloons Sparks Activist Concerns
South Korean activist Lee Min-bok, known for sending anti-Kim Jong Un leaflets via balloons into North Korea, has halted ...
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North Korean crosses DMZ: South Korean military investigates incident
South Korean authorities are investigating the incident, which comes amidst heightened tensions between the two countries ...
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N. Korean held in South after fleeing
Border tensions have flared in recent months as the two Koreas have traded Cold War-style psychological warfare, with North ...