Fade
12-22-2009, 01:00 PM
Seven North Koreans defect across sea border
22 Dec 2009 01:01:01 GMT
Source: *******
SEOUL, Dec 22 (*******) - Seven North Koreans have defected to the South by taking a seldom used and highly dangerous route of sailing across a border that has been the site of naval clashes between the rival Koreas, officials said on Tuesday.
News of the defection came a day after the North threatened to turn the contested Yellow Sea border off the west coast of the peninsula into a firing range, raising tension as it also appears to be ending its boycott of stalled nuclear disarmament talks.
The seven arrived in the South on Monday and are being questioned, the National Intelligence Service said, without providing further details.Article continued at http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/TOE5BK0B1.htm
22 Dec 2009 01:01:01 GMT
Source: *******
SEOUL, Dec 22 (*******) - Seven North Koreans have defected to the South by taking a seldom used and highly dangerous route of sailing across a border that has been the site of naval clashes between the rival Koreas, officials said on Tuesday.
News of the defection came a day after the North threatened to turn the contested Yellow Sea border off the west coast of the peninsula into a firing range, raising tension as it also appears to be ending its boycott of stalled nuclear disarmament talks.
The seven arrived in the South on Monday and are being questioned, the National Intelligence Service said, without providing further details.Article continued at http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/TOE5BK0B1.htm