In an extremely unusual case,
South Korea deported two North Korean fishermen on Thursday after finding they had killed 16 other crew members on their boat and then fled to South Korean waters, Seoul officials said.
The two North Koreans, both men in their 20s, were captured in their boat south of the countries' eastern sea border last Saturday, according to Seoul's Unification Ministry.
South Korea has a policy of accepting North Koreans who want to resettle in the South to avoid political oppressions and economic poverty at home.