N. Korean asylum seekers arrive at Seoul airport

N. Korean asylum seekers arrive at Seoul airport

SEOUL, South Korea - A family of seven North Korean asylum seekers arrive at Seoul's Incheon International Airport at around 6:20 p.m. on June 30 on board an Asiana Airlines flight from Manila. They sneaked into a U.N. office in Beijing on June 26 demanding asylum in South Korea.

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