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Kim Hyon-hui
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Kim Hyon-hui, also known as Okhwa, is a former North Korean agent, responsible for the Korean Air Flight 858 bombing in 1987, which killed 115 people. She was arrested in Bahrain following the bombing and extradited to South Korea. There she was sentenced to death but later pardoned.
Kim Hyon-hui in 2010
Kim Hyon-hui in 2010
Korean Air Flight 858
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Korean Air Flight 858 was a scheduled international passenger flight between Baghdad, Iraq, and Seoul, South Korea. On 29 November 1987, the aircraft flying that route exploded in mid-air upon the detonation of a bomb planted inside an overhead storage bin in the airplane's passenger cabin by two North Korean agents.
HL7406, the aircraft destroyed in the bombing, at Fukuoka Airport just three months before its destruction, while wearing the older livery.
HL7406, the aircraft destroyed in the bombing, at Fukuoka Airport just three months before its destruction, while wearing the older livery.
In January 1988, Kim said at a press conference that the government of North Korea ordered the attack to frighten teams from attending the 1988 Seoul
In January 1988, Kim said at a press conference that the government of North Korea ordered the attack to frighten teams from attending the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
A South Korean checkpoint at the Korean Demilitarized Zone in August 2005. Tension between North Korea and South Korea has not improved since the sign
A South Korean checkpoint at the Korean Demilitarized Zone in August 2005. Tension between North Korea and South Korea has not improved since the signing of the Korean War armistice in 1953.