SEOUL - Two North Korean families defected to South Korea by sea yesterday. Among the eight fugitives was Mr Kim Young Jin, a relative by marriage of the late president, Kim Il Sung, a statement from Seoul said.
North Korean families defect
SEOUL - Two North Korean families defected to South Korea by sea yesterday
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