North Korea 'returns' British pilot's remains

North Korea today said it had handed over the remains of a British pilot shot down during the Korean War.

North Korea today said it had handed over the remains of a British pilot shot down during the Korean War.

The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said the remains of Desmond Fredrick William Hinton were given to British officials today at the village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone.

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