[International] North Korean Soldier Crosses Land Border, Suspected Defection, Detained by South Korean Military
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South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported today (24th) that a North Korean soldier who crossed the heavily guarded inter-Korean border this week has been detained by South Korea. This is believed to be a defection.
According to Yonhap, citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, a military official told the media: "The military discovered and detained a North Korean soldier on the central front line on Tuesday evening. Relevant agencies are currently investigating the details."
Agence France-Presse reported that since the Korean War in the 1950s led to the division of the Korean Peninsula, tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled to South Korea. Most usually travel by land to neighboring China, then enter a third country like Thailand, before finally arriving in South Korea.
Directly crossing the land border separating the two Koreas to defect is relatively rare, as the area is densely forested, mined, and closely monitored by soldiers from both sides.
Upon arrival in South Korea, North Koreans are typically first handed over to Seoul's intelligence agencies for screening.
According to data from South Korea's Ministry of Unification, over 34,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea.
In 2024, 236 North Koreans arrived in South Korea, with women accounting for 88% of the total. (Editor: Liu Xianghua)
Source Link: https://www.rti.org.tw/news?uid=3&pid=216373
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