S. Korea bans Japanese lawmakers in islands row (AFP)

SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea on Monday denied entry to three Japanese lawmakers in a fresh diplomatic row over islands claimed by both countries, Seoul’s foreign ministry said.

Immigration officials stopped the three members of Japan’s conservative opposition Liberal Democratic Party when they arrived at Seoul’s Gimpo airport, a spokesman for the ministry said.

The trio will be deported later, he added.

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