Daily Mail: North Korean athletes at the Winter Olympics are under 24-hour guard to prevent them from defecting
* About 500 North Koreans are in PyeongChang in South Korea for the Games
* The number includes athletes, cheerleaders, officials and security members
* Security will be monitoring athletes round the clock to prevent any defections
North Korean athletes are reportedly being guarded round the clock at the Winter Olympics in a bid to stop them from defecting.
About 500 North Koreans are in PyeongChang in South Korea for the Games, including athletes, officials, cheerleaders but also security officials, minders and informants, CNN reports.
But although athletes from the two Koreas marched together carrying a unification flag at the opening ceremony, the reality is said to be far different.
Security guards will be keeping guard over athletes at all times to ensure no-one defects to the South, a former North Korean police officer told the network.
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Update: Fear, surveillance, vetting: How North Korea is guarding against Olympic defections (CNN)
WNU Editor: As for North Korea's "Beauties"/cheerleaders, they are creating a different stir right now .... Winter Olympics: N Korean cheerleaders in 'Kim Il-sung mask' row (CNN). More here .... 'He's simply a good looking man': North Korean cheerleaders in propaganda row after wearing masks resembling country’s founder Kim Il-sung (Daily Mail).
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