Two armed North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the inter-Korean border last week while pursuing a defector who had fled south across the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), Seoul’s defense ministry confirmed to NK News on Friday. The defection occurred on Oct. 19 along the central section of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), where South Korean forces “took [ ]
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Armed North Korean soldiers crossed MDL in pursuit of defector, Seoul confirms
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