North Korea Frees South Korea Boat Crew

North Korea released a South Korean fishing boat and its crew it had held captive for a month.
North Korea Frees South Korea Boat Crew
Sunken South Korean warship PCC-772 Cheonan is placed on a barge after being raised by a giant crane, April 15, 2010. South Korea's military believes a North Korean submarine torpedoed a South Korean warship in March, the Yonhap news agency said. Byun Yeong-Wook/AFP/Getty Images
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Pyongyang released a South Korean fishing boat and its crew on Tuesday. Among the crew members were four South Korean and three Chinese fishermen who were held captive for a month.

The 41-ton boat was captured on Aug. 8 after the vessel crossed into the North’s exclusive economic zone.

The release came amid North Korea’s request to Seoul for humanitarian aid, including rice, cement, and heavy machinery, to help it recover from its recent devastating floods.

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Sunken South Korean warship PCC-772 Cheonan is placed on a barge after being raised by a giant crane, April 15, 2010. South Korea's military believes a North Korean submarine torpedoed a South Korean warship March, the Yonhap news agency said. (Byun Yeong-Wook/AFP/Getty Images)
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