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Consulate standoff tied to defector Hwang in Beijing
Heavily armed police and an armored car protected the South Korean consulate in Beijing where North Korean defector Hwang Jang Yop hides. South Korea linked the Beijing siege to the Seoul shooting of defector Lee Han-young days earlier. North Korea threatened revenge as it accuses Seoul of kidnapping Hwang.
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