South Korea Repatriates 3 North Korean Fishermen

South Korea said Tuesday it repatriated three North Korean fishermen who had been rescued from their hobbled boat in the East Sea. A South Korean unification ministry statement said the fishermen “expressed their wish to return home” and were handed back to North Korea Tuesday evening in the border village of Panmunjeom. The ministry said their boat had originally departed from the port city of Wonsan before experiencing engine failure and beginning to drift. South Korean vessels...

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