South Korean doctor Lee Cook-jong, who carried out surgery on gunshot wounds sustained by a North Korean soldier, speaks about the condition of the soldier during a briefing at Ajou University Hospital in Suwon, south of Seoul, on November 15. Photo: Agence France-Presse
South Korean doctor Lee Cook-jong, who carried out surgery on gunshot wounds sustained by a North Korean soldier, speaks about the condition of the soldier during a briefing at Ajou University Hospital in Suwon, south of Seoul, on November 15. Photo: Agence France-Presse
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What the horrific parasites infesting a defector’s stomach tell us about North Korea

The squirming contents of the soldier’s stomach suggest a chronic shortage of modern fertiliser in North Korea – and a reliance on an unhealthy alternative

The Washington Post
The Washington Post

Updated: 9:27pm, 20 Nov, 2017

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South Korean doctor Lee Cook-jong, who carried out surgery on gunshot wounds sustained by a North Korean soldier, speaks about the condition of the soldier during a briefing at Ajou University Hospital in Suwon, south of Seoul, on November 15. Photo: Agence France-Presse
South Korean doctor Lee Cook-jong, who carried out surgery on gunshot wounds sustained by a North Korean soldier, speaks about the condition of the soldier during a briefing at Ajou University Hospital in Suwon, south of Seoul, on November 15. Photo: Agence France-Presse
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