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S. Korea to repatriate 27 N. Koreans over weekend |
2011-03-27 |
SEOUL, March 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Friday it plans to repatriate 27 North Koreans by sea over the weekend as it has completed repairs on their fishing boat that brought them here in early February. The South Korean Red The defections prompted the North to mount a bitter propaganda campaign accusing the South of forcing the four to desert their communist homeland, demanding all 31 be returned in a single group. But North Korea later backed down, requesting that the 27 wishing to return home be sent back first on their original boat. South Korea, which had originally planned to send the North Koreans back last week, has since postponed the transfer, citing bad weather at sea and the need to repair the boat. The South Korean Red |
Posted by:Steve White |
#1 Little fishing boat the USS Pueblo, out of impound at last? |
Posted by: Fi 2011-03-27 13:39 |