N. Koreans Seek Asylum in Japanese School
Eight North Koreans dashed into a Japanese school in Beijing early today in an apparent bid for asylum.
Five women, one man and two girls ran into the school shortly before 4 a.m., said Takeshi Ito, a press official at Japan’s Foreign Ministry. The principal called the Japanese Embassy, which sent a bus to pick them up, he said. They are being sheltered at the embassy.
Such asylum bids have become common in China, with North Koreans who are fleeing famine and repression at home rushing into embassies, schools and other foreign facilities.
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