Chinese police seize asylum seeker, hit S. Korean diplomat

BEIJING, China - Chinese security officers and officials at the South Korean Embassy in Beijing clash in front of a police guard box next to the embassy's main gate on June 13 as the security officers attempted to drag away a North Korean asylum seeker. Two North Korean asylum seekers entered the consulate office with one of them successfully entering the building.

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