17 NK defectors in Hong Kong

SEOUL - Seventeen North Koreans made an undercover journey across the length of China to Hong Kong in the biggest single defection…

SEOUL - Seventeen North Koreans made an undercover journey across the length of China to Hong Kong in the biggest single defection from the Stalinist nation, Seoul officials said yesterday.

After a month long trek down what is becoming the most popular "Freedom Road" for people fleeing North Korea, the group arrived in Hong Kong on November 23rd.

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