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Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji was a senior NK News correspondent based in Seoul. She previously worked for Reuters TV.
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News North Korean troops fired an estimated 40 shots at defecting soldier: JCSDefector attempted to flee in a Jeep before crossing MDL on foot, military says Guards from the Korean People's Army (KPA) yesterday fired 40 bullets at a North Korean soldier who defected at the truce village of Panmunjom, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Tuesday. Speaking at a meeting of the National Assembly’s defense committee, a senior military officer said the South Korean side had observed three North Korean soldiers moving from the East to the West at Panmungak at 1514 KST on Monday. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |