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‘Boat people’ issue leaves South Korea in a twist

‘Boat people’ issue leaves South Korea in a twist

By Wed, Feb 09, 2011 2:56PM UTC View Comments ‘Boat people’ issue leaves South Korea in a twist

South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported[en] today that the South Korean government will respect the “free will” of 31 North Koreans who crossed the inter-Korean sea border by boat last week. Thirty-one North Koreans reached the coast of Yeonpyeong Island on Saturday, marking the largest number of North Koreans to cross the maritime border. The...

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