South Korea repatriates 6 rescued North Koreans across sea border

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July 9 (UPI) -- South Korea on Wednesday repatriated six North Koreans across the maritime border in the East Sea, months after they drifted into southern waters and were rescued. A repaired wooden boat carrying the North Koreans crossed the Northern Limit Line, the de facto maritime border between the two Koreas, at 8:56 a.m., Seoul's Unification Ministry said in a statement to reporters. "A North Korean patrol boat was at the handover point at the time of repatriation, and the North Korean

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