Two North Koreans who killed 16 at sea deported by South Korea
Nov. 7, 2019
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Two North Koreans who killed 16 fellow crew members on a squid fishing boat were repatriated by South Korean authorities on Thursday afternoon after being captured at sea near the Northern Limit Line, a maritime boundary off South Korea's east coast, the Unification Ministry said.
The two men, both in their 20s, were found to have killed 16 crew members, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Unification said in a briefing.
"As a result of a joint investigation, the men in their 20s were found to have killed and fled 16 fellow crew members from a squid fishing boat operating on the East Sea," ministry spokesperson Lee Sang-min said, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.
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This happened actually on October 31st, see story. That sea is very active with professional fishing.
