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North Korean civilian crosses heavily fortified DMZ into South
- Late Thursday night, July 4, 2025, an individual from North Korea entered South Korean territory near a shallow stream close to the Military Demarcation Line.
- The man likely planned the defection by choosing an area with shallow water and exposed soil to evade mines and avoid detection.
- South Korean troops detected the individual around 3 a.m., tracked him for 20 hours, and safely guided him to the South’s side while observing no unusual North Korean troop movements.
- The Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that the military located the person near the MDL, observed and followed their movements, carried out a standard procedure to take them into custody, and secured the individual.
- This defection highlights ongoing security gaps along the heavily fortified DMZ and adds to the 236 North Korean defectors arriving in South Korea in 2024 amid increasing economic hardship and disillusionment.
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A North Korean citizen crossed the border into South Korea last week and was captured after a twenty-hour military operation, the South Korean army reported. The buffer zone between the two Koreas is heavily guarded on both sides and is littered with mines.
·Amsterdam, Netherlands
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As in a movie, on the run for freedom. A North Korean man in the past few hours managed to pass through the Korean Demilitarized Zone, a "cushion" area between...
North Korean civilian crosses heavily fortified DMZ into South
A North Korean man who identified himself as a civilian crossed the heavily fortified military demarcation line between the two Koreas and was taken into custody, the South's military said Friday.
·Washington, United States
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