The DPRK has handed over six South Korean prisoners and the corpse of a woman back to Seoul on Friday in a handover at Panmunjom, South Korean officials have announced.
The six men, whose ages ranged from 27 to 67, were originally detained for illegally entering North Korean territory. The woman is said by the North Koreans to have been killed in a dispute with her husband, one of the six men detained - a claim the South Korean officials said would be investigated.
The DPRK has handed over six South Korean prisoners and the corpse of a woman back to Seoul on Friday in a handover at Panmunjom, South Korean officials have announced.
The six men, whose ages ranged from 27 to 67, were originally detained for illegally entering North Korean territory. The woman is said by the North Koreans to have been killed in a dispute with her husband, one of the six men detained - a claim the South Korean officials said would be investigated.
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