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| N Korea hosts cross-border reunions |
| 2010-10-31 |
| [Al Jazeera] More than 430 South Koreans have crossed the border to reunite with relatives in North Korea who were separated by the Korean War, just a day after troops exchanged gunfire in the demilitarised zone dividing the countries. The three-day event in the resort of Diamond Mountain gave 97 South Korean families the chance to see relatives in the North for the first time in six decades. Kim Rae-jung, 96, from the South, choked in tears as she touched the face of her 71-year-old daughter, Wu Jong-Hye, from the North. "How are you ... I could only see you in dreams," she said. "I've been living well here, mother," said the daughter, who was left behind in the North when other family members decamped to the South in 1951 to avoid advancing Chinese troops during the war. Lee Moon-yeong, in his 70s, said he had spent a sleepless night in anticipation of seeing one of his brothers. He had previously suspected the brother might have been killed in action after joining the North Korean army during the Korean War. "Brothers were fighting against brothers. What a tragedy it was," he said. Lee's second brother died in 1952 while fighting as a South Korean soldier. Another group of 96 South Koreans will be reunited with 207 North Koreans from Wednesday to Friday at the same place. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 More than 430 South Koreans have crossed the border to reunite with relatives in North Korea who were separated by the Korean War, In A word "Hostages". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-10-31 10:49 |