U.S. plane leaves for N. Korea to carry remains: Yonhap

By Lim Chang-won Posted : July 27, 2018, 08:07 Updated : July 27, 2018, 08:07

A file picture shows the repatriation of remains of American soldiers killed in the Korean War. [AP/Yonhap News Photo]


SEOUL -- A U.S. transport aircraft flew to North Korea on Friday to receive the remains of American troops killed during the 1950-53 Korean War in line with the two countries' summit agreement in June over the repatriation, a government source in Seoul said.

The aircraft departed from Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, about 70 kilometers south of Seoul, at 5:55 a.m. and was expected to arrive at Kalma Airport in the North's eastern coastal city of Wonsan at 6:55 a.m. Reports said that the U.S. is expected to get some 50 sets of remains from the North Korean side.
(Yonhap)
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