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North Korean delegation arrives for Olympics closing show

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean delegation led by a controversial former general arrived in South Korea to attend Sunday's closing ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and hold meetings with top South Korean officials.

Ivanka Trump, the U.S. president's daughter and adviser, will also attend the ceremony.

The North's delegation is headed by Kim Yong Chol, whom Seoul has accused of being behind two attacks on the South that killed 50 people in 2010. Kim was head of the North's military intelligence when the attacks took place and is currently a vice chairman of the ruling party's central committee tasked with inter-Korea relations.