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The Koreas make historic crossing of Cold War line

SEOUL -- Trains from North and South Korea will pierce their heavily armed border on Thursday, restoring for the first time an artery severed in their 1950-1953 war and rekindling dreams of unification.

It has taken the two Koreas 56 years to send trains -- one starting in the South and one in the North -- across the Cold War's last frontier for the planned runs of about 25 km (15 miles)...

North Korea's military, fearful of increased openings between the isolated country and the outside world, cancelled a planned run a year ago. It agreed last week to a one-off run, despite pressure from Seoul for more crossings.
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