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World Briefing | Asia: China: Laos Extradites Suspect

nytimes.com (1 year and 1 month ago)

May 11, 2012

A man accused of orchestrating the killings of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River last year was extradited Thursday from Laos, according to Xinhua, the Chinese news agency. full story

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