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Al Jazeera EnglishNews report · Sep 16, 5:31 AM
Seoul court orders North Korea to pay $32.5m for blowing up office
Pyongyang blew up the Inter-Korean Liaison Office building in June 2020 after days of rising tensions.
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Seoul court orders North Korea to pay $32.5m for blowing up office
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What happened Pyongyang blew up the Inter-Korean Liaison Office building in June 2020 after days of rising tensions.
The headline split The left frames it as "South Korean court orders North Korea to pay $32.5 million for blowing up joint liaison o...". The center frames it as "Seoul court orders North Korea to pay $32.5m for blowing up office".
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Left / center-leftSouth Korean court orders North Korea to pay $32.5 million for blowing up joint liaison office
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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Sep 16, 7:22 AM
South Korean court orders North Korea to pay $32.5 million for blowing up joint liaison office
A South Korean court has ruled that North Korea should pay the South 44.6 billion won, or about $32.5 million, for blowing up a joint liaison office between the countries in 2020
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