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Defectors marched on the US embassy in Seoul, South Korea, chanting “join the war” while waving American flags.

Others held pictures of Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence bearing the words “Make America great again with one free Korea”.

And in a show of anger the group went on to stab a portrait of the North’s vile dictator, despite attempts by South Korean police to break up the aggressive protest.

The defectors escaped the cruel clutches of Kim Jong-un, seeking sanctuary in the South Korean capital of Seoul.