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Parents of slain student Otto Warmbier sue North Korea over son's death

The parents of U.S. college student Otto Warmbier have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against North Korea, saying its government tortured and killed their son. Fred and Cindy Warmbier filed the lawsuit Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., saying the country would be held accountable for its "barbaric treatment of Otto and our family." Markos Kounalakis, foreign affairs columnist for McClatchy DC, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" with more.
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