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N. Korea orders all S. Koreans to leave Kaesong immediately

SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday ordered all South Koreans to leave the jointly-run Kaesong industrial zone immediately and announced it was seizing all materials left in the complex.

The announcement by the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea followed Seoul’s decision to shut down Kaesong operations as punishment for the North’s recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. --AFP

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