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South Korean Pastor Han Sang-ryeol, who travelled to North Korea without permission from South Korean government, displays a unification flag for One Korea shortly before crossing the border at the truce village, Panmunjom, Aug. 20. Han was arrested by South Korean police officers upon crossing the border. The police had dispatched around three thousand police officers to Panmunjom to keep the peace between the conservative groups who held demonstrations protesting his trip and liberal groups greeting him upon his return. After the Ministry of Unification refused Han’s request for a permit, the pastor traveled to North Korea by way of Beijing on June 12. He remained there for 70 days. (Xinhua Younhap News Agency)