N Koreans defect to South

Beijing - Two more groups of North Koreans have defected to South Korea, bringing the number of defectors so far this year to…

Beijing - Two more groups of North Koreans have defected to South Korea, bringing the number of defectors so far this year to 161, Miriam Donohoe reports. The South Korean National Intelligence Service (INS) said a group of 11 North Koreans, including a family of four, defected after fleeing from their famine-struck homeland.

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