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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Seoul Says Over 300 South Koreans Detained In US To Be Released

Hyundai has announced billions of dollars of investment in US manufacturing (Credit: AFP)

Seoul said Sunday that negotiations with the United States to secure the release of South Korean workers detained in an immigration raid have been "concluded" and they would soon be freed and flown home.

It follows the arrest of more than 300 South Korean workers at a Hyundai-LG battery plant being built in the southern state of Georgia on Thursday.

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