N. Korean defector rejected by S. Korean culture center in Beijing

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean defector ran into the South Korean
culture center in Beijing earlier this month in an apparent asylum bid but she
was quickly expelled, a diplomatic source said Monday.
Foreign diplomatic missions are able to exercise extraterritoriality for North
Korean defectors who enter their facilities but a cultural center has no such
rights, the source said, explaining the reason for the expulsion.
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