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North Korean Soldier Crosses DMZ To Defect To South by Bleeze2: 9:45pm On Sep 29, 2016 |
A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea by walking
across the heavily protected Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), say
officials in Seoul.
The man crossed the eastern section of the border unarmed on
Thursday morning, said South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS),
with no shots fired.
He is now being investigated, said JCS.
The DMZ is fortified with landmines and barbed wire and guarded by
tens of thousands of troops on both side. Defections across it are
very rare.
In June last year, a teenage recruit from the North surrendered
to his Southern counterparts at Hwacheon.
In 2012 a soldier from the North made it through rows of
surveillance cameras and electric fencing before eventually
managing to hand himself over - an embarrassment that cost three
South Korean field commanders their posts.
The border and its fortifications have been in place since the
Korean War ended in an armistice in 1953.
Seoul says more than 29,000 North Koreans have defected to the
South since the end of the Korean War, most of them via China.
They receive some government help integrating, although some
still complain of financial difficulties and discrimination.
The latest defection follows media reports that a young North
Korean who defected while competing in a maths competition in
Hong Kong left the territory for South Korea on the weekend.
The 18-year-old had spent two months living in the South Korean
consulate, which was heavily guarded during his stay.
South Korea has not commented on the reports. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37503267 |
Re: North Korean Soldier Crosses DMZ To Defect To South by koladebrainiac(m): 10:11pm On Sep 29, 2016 |
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