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Report: N.Korea orders soldiers to shoot defectors
Quick ReadNorth Korea orders soldiers to shoot defectors following currency reform, report says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has ordered its border guards to open fire on anyone who crosses its border without permission, in what could be an attempt to thwart defections by people disgruntled over its recent currency reform, a news report said Saturday.
The National Defense Commission — the top government body headed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il — recently instructed soldiers...
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