Ex-nat'l security adviser quizzed in N. Korean fishermen repatriation probe
Synopsis by Yonhap News Agency Jan 31 23
By Kim Han-joo SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) -- Prosecutors questioned a former ...Read full article 
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