Correction at 15:50 KST (July 28): This article has been amended to fix the time the individual likely arrived in Ganghwa Island according to police authorities.
A North Korean defector likely returned to the DPRK by traveling through a drain from the South's Ganghwa Island, leaving behind a bag in the process, the South Korean military stated on Monday. The defector may also be the same person that North Korea identified as a potential COVID-19 carrier in a state media report published on Sunday.
Correction at 15:50 KST (July 28): This article has been amended to fix the time the individual likely arrived in Ganghwa Island according to police authorities.
A North Korean defector likely returned to the DPRK by traveling through a drain from the South's Ganghwa Island, leaving behind a bag in the process, the South Korean military stated on Monday. The defector may also be the same person that North Korea identified as a potential COVID-19 carrier in a state media report published on Sunday.
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