Eleven North Korean defectors were arrested by Chinese police while seeking to cross the border with Myanmar, a source said Friday.
| Sadly, not an uncommon event. |
Local police rounded up the defectors -- 10 adults and a seven-year-old child -- at around 3-4 a.m. on the day, shortly before they were to head towards the border in the southern region of Yunnan Province, according to the source. They were immediately put in custody in a police station there, added the source.
A South Korean foreign ministry official said the government is still trying to determine the exact details of the situation.
| China will keep doing this until they're forced to live up to international accords on refugees. Perhaps it's time to sanction the Chinese officials responsible. |
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