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North Korean citizens barred from leaving Malaysia: DPM

Ban comes as Pyongyang blocks Malaysian staff from leaving DPRK

Update at 3:35 KST: This article has been updated to include comment from the Malaysian Embassy in the DPRK. 

North Korean citizens are barred from leaving Malaysia "with immediate effect," the country's deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Tuesday, without commenting further about specifics.

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