N Korea releases NY university student
North Korea yesterday released and deported a South Korean man studying at New York University who was arrested back in April for illegal entry, officials said. Joo Won-Moon, a 21-year-old with permanent US residency, was repatriated through the border truce village of Panmunjom on the inter-Korean border at around 5:30 pm (0830 GMT), Seoul's Unification Ministry said.
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