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60-year-old Hyeon Soo Lim, held in North Korea since February for subversion and head of one of Canada's largest Churches, is the only known Western citizen currently held in North Korea, which has been clamping down on Christian groups in recent years. Mana Rabiee reports.
A Canadian pastor's been jailed for life with hard labour in North Korea on subversion charges. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
North Korea says a Canadian pastor detained since February has confessed to crimes aimed at overthrowing the state. Paul Chapman reports.
Seoul, Sep 24 (EFE).- North Korea shot and burned the body of a South Korean official who disappeared this week from a boat near the maritime border between the two countries, Seoul’s defense ministry said Thursday.The 47-year-old official affiliated with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, identified only as “A,” went missing on Monday from a 500-ton boat patrolling about 10 kilometers south of the tense and disputed Northern Limit Line (NLL) de-facto border.(Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN)SHOT LIST: PEOPLE WATCH NEWS OF THE SOUTH KOREAN OFFICIAL SHOT AND BURNED BY NORTH KOREA IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
A former Mormon missionary from Utah who disappeared in China 12 years ago was abducted by North Korea and forced to serve as Kim Jong Un’s personal English tutor, according to reports.