N. Korea releases S. Korean man arrested in Sept. for illegal entry
  • 6 years ago
A South Korean citizen who was arrested last month in North Korea for illegal entry was released on Tuesday.
According to Seoul's Unification Ministry,... Pyeongyang handed over the 60-year-old man at Panmunjeom after having informed the South earlier in the day through the inter-Korean liaison office.
He's being questioned by relevant authorities on how he entered the North .
The South Korean government said it views the humanitarian gesture favorably.
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