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Abductee's return opens old wounds

2013-11-20 42 Dailymotion

A South Korean fisherman's recent visit to his home village more than 40 years after his abduction by the North has opened old wounds among some of its other residents.<br/> <br />Jeon Wook-pyo made a brief trip to Nongso after escaping through China.<br/> <br />He was one of 17 fishermen from this small village to be abducted.<br/> <br />Ok Chul-Soon, the wife of one of those still in the North, admits she harboured hopes that the escapee was her own husband.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Korean) 82-YEAR-OLD OK CHUL-SOON, WIFE OF ONE OF THE FISHERMEN WHO WAS ABDUCTED BY NORTH KOREA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"It wasn't a nice feeling at all. I even cried as I heard that Wook-pyo had returned. I didn't say anything and walked out of the place."<br/> <br />For those, like Kim Jeom-sun whose husband was also abducted, the pain is never-ending.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Korean) 82-YEAR-OLD KIM JEOM-SUN, WIFE OF ANOTHER FISHERMAN WHO WAS ABDUCTED BY NORTH KOREA, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I've been always feeling sorry and longing for him. My house i

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