(1)29 defectors from N. Korea seek asylum in Japanese school

(1)29 defectors from N. Korea seek asylum in Japanese school

BEIJING, China - A journalist stands by a hole cut through a wire portion of a fence by 29 people believed to be defectors from North Korea at the Japanese school in Beijing on Sept. 1. The 11 men, 15 women and three children entered the school premises through the hole.

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