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North Korea's diplomatic staff vacate its embassy in Malaysia after diplomatic row

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Kuala Lumpur, Mar 21 (EFE/EPA).- North Korea's diplomatic staff vacated its embassy in Kuala Lumpur Sunday, alleging that the Malaysian government had conspired against Pyongyang after the extradition of a North Korean citizen to the United States.Counselor Kim Yu Song, in a statement, accused the Malaysian government of "destroying the foundation of our bilateral relations" after a court allowed the extradition of Mun Chol-Myong to face money laundering charges in the US."(The) incident is an outright product of an (anti-North Korea) conspiracy from a heinous policy by the United States,” the diplomat said, after closing the embassy in the Southeast Asian nation. (Camera: FAZRY ISMAIL).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF NORTH KOREAN EMBASSY IN KUALA LUMPUR, NORTH KOREAN EMBASSY IN MALAYSIA COUNSELOR KIM YU SONG SPEAKS TO JOURNALIST BEFORE LEAVING MALAYSIA, VEHICLES LEAVING THE NORTH KOREAN EMBASSY, IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.

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