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- ↑ (in Japanese) 北の女スパイが自殺未遂 拘置所で Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine Sankei Shinbun 2008.12.25
- ↑ Korea, Associated Press in Gunpo, South (2014-07-11). "North Korea's 'Mata Hari' left out in the cold". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
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