Fisheries Official Killed By N. Korean Troops
September 24 2020
A South Korean fisheries official who disappeared near the maritime border with North Korea was killed by North Korean troops, according to the South Korean Defense Ministry, as cited by the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).
On Monday, the official was on duty aboard a 499-ton inspection boat in the waters off the western border island of Yeonpyeong when he disappeared. He was believed to have jumped off the boat in what may have been an attempt to defect and drifted into North Korean...
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