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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - North Korea accused Japan of suppressing Koreans who support Pyongyang and urged U.N. members not to support Tokyo's campaign for a seat on the U.N. Security Council.
In a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon circulated Wednesday, North Korea's U.N. Ambassador Pak Gil Yon said Tokyo's treatment of Chongryon, an umbrella group of pro-North organizations, was creating "a horrific atmosphere of terror and plunging the human rights issues of Koreans in Japan into a grave situation."
North Korea frequently resorts to harsh language when criticizing its foes and Japan's Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment.
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