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Prelude to the Best Sommelier of Canada Contest | SaltWireSEOUL - South Korean authorities on Tuesday detained a North Korean boat carrying people believed to be seeking to defect from the isolated country, the military said.

The military did not disclose how many people were aboard, but Yonhap news agency said four North Koreans were on the vessel and had expressed their intent to defect. Most North Korean escapees make their way through China and Southeast Asia, rather than attempting to cross the heavily guarded border between North and South Korea.

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