A tour around north korea with three defectors – in pictures
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'Pyongyang used to turn into absolute mayhem during rush hour,' says Kang Jimin, who left the capital for the UK in 2005. 'There were thieves who would try to pickpocket
people, and I remember being nervous that a power shortage would stop the buses running' Photograph: Chris Petersen-Clausen/NK News