At site of kidnapping, ROK demands North Korea repatriate abducted students
‘My only wish is to see my son's face before I die,’ mother says at dedication of memorial to victim taken in 70s
(Clockwise from top left) Abducted South Korean high school students Lee Min-gyo, Lee Myung-woo, Kim Young-nam, Hong Geon-pyo and Choi Seung-min | Image: Ministry of Unification, edited by NK News
Top South Korean and U.S. officials have called on North Korea to repatriate five high school students abducted from coastal islands, unveiling a new memorial on Friday at the location where DPRK agents kidnapped a 15-year-old boy nearly a half-century ago.
Unification minister Kim Young-ho made the demand during the dedication ceremony for the memorial to Kim Young-nam, who was abducted in 1977.
Top South Korean and U.S. officials have called on North Korea to repatriate five high school students abducted from coastal islands, unveiling a new memorial on Friday at the location where DPRK agents kidnapped a 15-year-old boy nearly a half-century ago.
Unification minister Kim Young-ho made the demand during the dedication ceremony for the memorial to Kim Young-nam, who was abducted in 1977.
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