A North Korean defector living in South Korea was detained on Tuesday after ramming a stolen bus into a barricade on a bridge near the heavily militarized border, in an apparent attempt to get back to the North, Yonhap news agency reported.

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

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

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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.

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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…

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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 …

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

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

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A North Korean defector living in South Korea has been detained after ramming a stolen bus into a barricade on a bridge near the heavily militarised border, in an apparent attempt to get back to the North, Yonhap news agency reported.

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Defector stole bus in bid to return to North Korea

He told police that he was trying to return to North Korea after struggling to settle in the South. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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North Korean defector in South reportedly stole bus, rammed into barricade in bid to return home

A North Korean defector living in South Korea was detained on Tuesday after ramming a stolen bus into a barricade on a bridge near the heavily militarized border, in an apparent attempt to get back to the North, Yonhap news agency reported. 


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

The detainee explained to the police that he wanted to return to North Korea because of a failed attempt to adapt to life in South Korea.

Задержанный объяснил полиции, что хотел вернуться в Северную Корею из-за неудавшейся попытки адаптироваться к жизни в Южной Корее.

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

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