Chinese police capture North Korean man who escaped prison – Around World journal

Chinese police on Sunday arrested a North Korean on the run for more than 40 days after escaping from prison, authorities said on Sunday. Authorities in northeast China had offered a bounty of $ 23,000 (20,000 euros) in exchange for the capture of this fugitive, as part of a manhunt that sparked great interest on social networks . Read alsoEmergency meeting of the UN Security Council on North Korea on Wednesday The 39-year-old prisoner, identified by his Chinese name Zhu Xianjian, was imprisoned in China after fleeing North Korea. He escaped on October 18 from a prison in Jilin City…