Police raid pro-Pyongyang Korean group

Police raid pro-Pyongyang Korean group

TOKYO, Japan - Riot police officers stand guard next to a building housing an organization affiliated with the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2012. The Tokyo police raided the group in connection with a case involving a computer equipment sales company that is suspected of illegally exporting laptops to North Korea. (Kyodo)

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