World IN BRIEF : NORTH KOREA : Remains of MIAs From War Returned
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
North Korea turned over 15 narrow coffins to American officials and said they contained the remains of U.S. servicemen counted among the missing in action from the 1950-53 Korean War. U.S. military officials said 15 more will be returned by the end of the month, making it the largest repatriation of American remains by North Korea since 1,868 sets were returned in 1954. A total of 8,177 Americans are still unaccounted for in the war.
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