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Man seeks refuge in German embassy in Beijing

A man thought to be a North Korean refugee has scaled the walls of the German embassy in the Chinese capital Beijing in an apparent bid for asylum.

Embassy officials have told the AFP news agency that a middle-aged man of Korean descent on the embassy premises, and is unwilling to leave.

The situation is likely to cause a fresh diplomatic stand-off little more than a month after 25 North Koreans burst into the Spanish embassy in Beijing and sought refuge, threatening suicide if they were sent home.

26/04/2002 19:16:47 | ABC Radio Australia News

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