(2)29 defectors from N. Korea seek asylum in Japanese school

(2)29 defectors from N. Korea seek asylum in Japanese school

BEIJING, China - The main gate to the Japanese school in Beijing, which a total of 29 people believed to be defectors from North Korea entered by cutting a hole through a wire portion of a fence, is seen closed on Sept. 1.

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