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| North Koreans take refuge at German school in Beijing |
| 2002-09-03 |
| Fifteen North Koreans jumped a wall at a German government compound Tuesday and were holed up in a school amid a surge in asylum bids by people fleeing their homeland. Also Tuesday, a South Korean official disclosed that at least 20 North Koreans were waiting in the South Korean Embassy in Beijing for Chinese permission to leave the country. The entry into the German compound, on a busy street in eastern Beijing, came a day after a third group of 12 North Koreans tried to use a ladder to climb into a diplomatic apartment complex. They were blocked by Chinese guards who beat and kicked them. Eight were detained, while the others ran away. In addition to at least 35 North Koreans in the German compound and the South Korean Embassy, activists say as many as 18 others have been detained by Chinese authorities. I understand the remaining 11 people in North Korea want to leave, too... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |