North Korean Soldier Defects Across Heavily Fortified Border
- Second known defection by North Korean in less than two weeks
- Warning shots, trash balloons and loudspeakers add to tensions
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A North Korean soldier thought to be a staff sergeant crossed the heavily armed border dividing the peninsula, in the second known defection to South Korea in less than two weeks.
The individual, clad in a military uniform, crossed the eastern border early Tuesday, Yonhap News and other South Korean media reported, citing defense officials. South Korea’s defense ministry did not immediately have a comment.