Update at 1130 KST: This article has been updated to reflect further developments in the story.
A North Korean soldier detected crossing the inter-Korean border just before midnight on Wednesday has expressed a desire to defect to South Korea, an official from Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Thursday.
Update at 1130 KST: This article has been updated to reflect further developments in the story.
A North Korean soldier detected crossing the inter-Korean border just before midnight on Wednesday has expressed a desire to defect to South Korea, an official from Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Thursday.
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