{
  "id": 17762017,
  "title": "S. Korea officially recognizes 3 fishing crewmen abducted by N. Korea in 1973",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/s-korea-officially-recognizes-3-fishing-crewmen-abducted-by-n-korea-17762017",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T07:27:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20261102/s-korea-officially-recognizes-3-fishing-crewmen-abducted-by-n-korea-in-1973"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Korea has officially recognized three fishing crewmen abducted by North Korea in 1973, bringing the total number of government-recognized abductees since the end of the Korean War to 519, according to the unification ministry. The crewmen, Jo Gi-won, Kim Yang-hun, and Kim Dong-ho, were forcibly taken to the North while aboard the Daeyeong fishing boat near the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong. Seoul's unification ministry has decided to provide 81 million won ($60,290) in consolation money to Jo's family members and is seeking to find the family members of the other abductees.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "3 Fishermen Abducted by N. Korea in 1973 Recognized after 53 Years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/3-fishermen-abducted-by-n-korea-in-1973-recognized-after-53-years",
        "published": "2026-11-02T05:15:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea officially recognizes 3 fishing crewmen abducted by N. Korea in 1973",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/s-korea-officially-recognizes-3-fishing-crewmen-abducted-by-n-korea",
        "published": "2026-11-02T06:02:10.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}