N. Korean defectors transferred to Nagasaki

N. Korean defectors transferred to Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a helicopter, which is believed to be carrying nine defectors from North Korea, taking off from the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Echigo off the coast of Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture on Sept. 14, 2011. The nine will be transported to Omura Immigration Center in Nagasaki Prefecture by coast guard plane from Komatsu airport. The coast guard found a wooden boat carrying the nine the previous day in the sea off the Noto Peninsula, Ishikawa.

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