This is not the first such case.
Soldiers of the army of the DPRK fled across the demilitarized zone in South Korea.
As stated in the South Korean joint chiefs of staff, after the incident, a skirmish between the military of Seoul and Pyongyang.
“The soldiers appeared before a protective pillar in the middle of the Western front boundary approximately 8:04 a.m. amid dense fog. After the desertion of the guards of the DPRK approached the military demarcation line, apparently, in search of the deserter. In response troops in the South fired about 20 warning shots”, – said the representative of the army of South Korea.
He added that after 40 minutes there was a few shots from North Korea, while army Seoul failed to find a bullet in their territory.
In addition, according to the South Korean Ministry of unification, December 20, two residents of the DPRK fled the country on a small wooden boat.
“The Navy found them in the waters about 100 kilometers North of Dokdo during a patrol mission. Currently established their identity”, – said the Agency.
At the joint chiefs of staff said that in 2017 to South Korea from North Korea fled 15 people, including four soldiers.
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