North Korea to return South Korean fishing crew after alleged incursion | NK News
July 16, 2024
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North Korea to return South Korean fishing crew after alleged incursion

Pyongyang says it will return crew from a "humanitarian point of view"

Update at 1110 KST: This article has been updated to include more comment from Seoul's Ministry of Unification

North Korean authorities will return a South Korean fishing crew and vessel to the South following its capture in DPRK territory, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Thursday.

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