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North Korea Releases Canadian Prisoner As Tillerson Talks Down "Imminent Threat"

North Korea Releases Canadian Prisoner As Tillerson Talks Down "Imminent Threat"

In two welcome signs of de-escalation after yesterday's sudden spike in bellicose rhetoric, moments ago North Korea released a Canadian man from prison on humanitarian grounds, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Wednesday. He was serving a life sentence in the country for anti-state activities. As CGTN adds, Rim Hyon Su, also known as Rev. Lim Hyeon-soo was sentenced to life in prison with hard labor in December 2015.

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