(2)N. Korean defectors fail to enter Japan consulate

(2)N. Korean defectors fail to enter Japan consulate

SHENYANG, China - Two Chinese policemen hold down a North Korean woman outside the gate to the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang, northeastern China, on May 8, as her daughter looks on. The woman entered the compound to seek political asylum.

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