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S. Korea officially recognizes 3 fishing crewmen abducted by N. Korea in 1973

S. Korea officially recognizes 3 fishing crewmen abducted by N. Korea in 1973
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South Korea has officially recognized three fishing crewmen abducted by North Korea decades ago, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday, bringing the total number of government-recognized abductees since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War to 519. The ministry added Jo Gi-won, Kim Yang-hun and Kim Dong-ho, who were forcibly taken to the North while aboard their fishing boat, the Daeyeong…

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