Published 10/02/2024 4:38:00 p.m.

North Korean defector in South stole bus in bid to return home, media reports say

A North Korean defector in South Korea was detained after ramming a stolen bus into a barricade near the border, attempting to return home, as reported by Yonhap news agency.
The man, in his 30s and having defected over a decade ago, stated he struggled to settle in South Korea.
It is rare for defectors to attempt returning north due to the heavily guarded border, though some face adaptation challenges.

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Defector tries returning to North Korea on stolen bus

South Korean police detained the man after he crashed the bus near a heavily guarded border.

10/02/2024 5:02:35 a.m.·United Kingdom

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CNN

A North Korean defector who struggled in South Korea stole a bus and tried to drive across the border, police say

A North Korean defector who escaped to the South more than a decade ago was detained after attempting to cross back into North Korea on a stolen bus, police said.

10/03/2024 8:41:20 a.m.·Atlanta, United States

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KIFI

A North Korean defector who struggled in South Korea stole a bus and tried to drive across the border, police say

By Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — A North Korean defector who escaped to the South more than a decade ago was detained after attempting to cross back into North Korea on a stolen bus, police said. The man drove about 800 meters on the Tongil Bridge, the last border checkpoint where civilians can go without a special permit, before ramming into barricades, South Korea’s Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police told CNN. The area is heavily guarded by mi…

10/03/2024 8:41:20 a.m.·Idaho Falls, United States

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KRDO

Un desertor norcoreano que luchaba en Corea del Sur robó un autobús e intentó cruzar la frontera en auto, dice la Policía

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un desertor norcoreano que escapó al Sur hace más de una década fue detenido después de intentar regresar a Corea del Norte en un autobús robado, dijo la Policía. El hombre condujo unos 800 metros por el puente Tongil, el último puesto de control fronterizo donde los civiles pueden pasar sin un permiso especial, antes de chocar contra las barricadas, dijo a CNN la Policía Provincial Gyeonggi Bukbu de Corea del Sur. La zona …

10/03/2024 9:44:20 a.m.·Colorado Springs, United States

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Channel News Asia

Defector arrested in failed bid to return to North Korea on stolen bus

SEOUL: A North Korean defector to the South was apprehended after he crashed a stolen bus near the border in a failed bid to return to his isolated homeland, police told AFP on Wednesday (Oct 2). The suspect had fled to the South in 2011, and was attempting to re-enter the North aboard th

10/02/2024 9:25:50 a.m.·Singapore

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KVIA

A North Korean defector who struggled in South Korea stole a bus and tried to drive across the border, police say

10/03/2024 8:41:20 a.m.·Panama City, United States

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Defector tries returning to North Korea on stolen bus

Defector tries returning to North Korea on stolen bus

A North Korean defector who struggled in South Korea stole a bus and tried to drive across the border, police say

A North Korean defector who struggled in South Korea stole a bus and tried to drive across the border, police say

A North Korean defector who struggled in South Korea stole a bus and tried to drive across the border, police say

A North Korean defector who struggled in South Korea stole a bus and tried to drive across the border, police say

Un desertor norcoreano que luchaba en Corea del Sur robó un autobús e intentó cruzar la frontera en auto, dice la Policía

Un desertor norcoreano que luchaba en Corea del Sur robó un autobús e intentó cruzar la frontera en auto, dice la Policía

Defector arrested in failed bid to return to North Korea on stolen bus

Defector arrested in failed bid to return to North Korea on stolen bus

A North Korean defector who struggled in South Korea stole a bus and tried to drive across the border, police say

A North Korean defector who struggled in South Korea stole a bus and tried to drive across the border, police say

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