China: Fatal Shooting at Korean Border

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Chinese troops shot and killed someone suspected of illegally crossing into China from North Korea, the Chinese authorities said Thursday. The person was shot after resisting arrest, the government of Helong, a city in China’s northeast, said on its microblog. It made no mention of the person’s nationality and said the matter was being investigated. In April, three residents of Helong were reported to have been killed by North Korean soldiers searching for food and money. Last year, a North Korean murdered a Chinese family of three, prompting Beijing to file a formal complaint with the North, Chinese media reported in January. Defectors fleeing North Korea often try to cross the Tumen River that runs between China and the North.