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Russian diplomats forced to leave North Korea by pushing their way home in handcar
Pandemic restrictions forced the officials to endure a 34-hour trip simply to cross the border
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Russian diplomats leave North Korea on rail trolley
Eight Russian diplomats and family members, the youngest of them a three-year-old girl, have left North Korea on a hand-pushed rail trolley due to Pyongyang's coronavirus restrictions.
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North Korea: Russian diplomats leave by hand-pushed trolley
The diplomats had no choice as Pyongyang has banned trains from leaving as part of Covid measures.
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Russian diplomats and families leave North Korea by hand-pushed rail trolley due to Covid-19 restrictions
Eight employees of Russia's Embassy in Pyongyang and their families spent more than 34 hours trying to leave North Korea this week, a grueling trip that ended with at least one diplomat pushing his luggage and young children on a railway trolley into Russian territory.
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