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North Korea repatriates South Korean citizen at Panmunjom: MOU

34-year-old ROK national alleged to have entered DPRK territory in July

Update on 08/08 at 0915 KST: This article has been updated to include North Korean state media's coverage of the handover.

North Korea on Tuesday returned a South Korean national who illegally entered its territory last month, the Ministry of Unification (MOU) announced.

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