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Update at 1630 KST: This article has been updated to include a response from the South Korean government
15 Russians and two South Koreans were last week detained by North Korean authorities and remain in custody, Russia's embassy in Pyongyang and the South Korean government confirmed on Wednesday.
Update at 1630 KST: This article has been updated to include a response from the South Korean government
15 Russians and two South Koreans were last week detained by North Korean authorities and remain in custody, Russia's embassy in Pyongyang and the South Korean government confirmed on Wednesday.
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Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
Oliver Hotham was an NK News contributor based in Seoul, South Korea. Follow him on Twitter.
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