Seoul Says North Korean Soldier Defects Across DMZ

A North Korean soldier escaped to South Korea Tuesday evening by walking across the Demilitarised Zone that bisects the peninsula, Seoul’s defence ministry said. The soldier, who has not been publicly identified, approached a South Korean border guard post and expressed a wish to defect, the ministry said in a statement. “We are holding him … Read more

Seoul Says North Korean Soldier Defects Across DMZ

A North Korean soldier escaped to South Korea Tuesday evening by walking across the Demilitarised Zone that bisects the peninsula, Seoul’s defence ministry said. The soldier, who has not been publicly identified, approached a South Korean border guard post and expressed a wish to defect, the ministry said in a statement. “We are holding him … Read more