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N. Korea releases diplomat's abducted son

N. Korea releases diplomat's abducted son

Hong Won Myong (R), the 19-year-old son of former North Korean diplomat Hong Sun Gyong, is seen in Bangkok on March 23 after being released from captivity by North Korea. North Korean agents kidnapped the elder Hong, his wife and son, and tried to smuggle them out of Thailand. The parents escaped March 9. The North Korean Embassy handed over the younger Hong to Thai authorities, ending a diplomatic impasse between the two countries.

Missing N. Korean diplomat found in Thailand

Missing N. Korean diplomat found in Thailand

Hong Sun Gyong, former science and technology counselor at the North Korean Embassy in Bangkok, is escorted by unidentified policemen March 10 after being taken into custody along with his wife. The couple were apparently being forcibly smuggled back to North Korea via Laos by other North Koreans in a van March 9 when they were found in the Non Daeng district of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 330 kilometers northeast of Bangkok.

N. Korea releases diplomat's abducted son

N. Korea releases diplomat's abducted son

Hong Won Myong (R), the 19-year-old son of former North Korean diplomat Hong Sun Gyong, is seen in Bangkok on March 23 after being released from captivity by North Korea. North Korean agents kidnapped the elder Hong, his wife and son, and tried to smuggle them out of Thailand. The parents escaped March 9. The North Korean Embassy handed over the younger Hong to Thai authorities, ending a diplomatic impasse between the two countries.

Missing N. Korean diplomat found in Thailand

Missing N. Korean diplomat found in Thailand

Hong Sun Gyong, former science and technology counselor at the North Korean Embassy in Bangkok, is escorted by unidentified policemen March 10 after being taken into custody along with his wife. The couple were apparently being forcibly smuggled back to North Korea via Laos by other North Koreans in a van March 9 when they were found in the Non Daeng district of Nakhon Ratchasima Province, 330 kilometers northeast of Bangkok. ==Kyodo