South Korea captures North Korean man who crossed border, issues military alert



News South Korea captures North Korean man who crossed border, issues military alert The person likely crossed barbed wire at the eastern frontline of the border, ROK military officials told reporters Jeongmin Kim November 3, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Republic of Korea Armed Forces \| ROK soldiers near the border in 2018 South Korea issued a rare military alert after detecting signs of a person crossing the eastern border on Wednesday, later capturing an unnamed North Korean man at around 9:50 a.m. The North Korean man crossed the inter-Korean border for unknown reasons and was found about an hour after the military issued the alert, according to South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense. South Korea issued a rare military alert after detecting signs of a person crossing the eastern border on Wednesday, later capturing an unnamed North Korean man at around 9:50 a.m. The North Korean man crossed the inter-Korean border for unknown reasons and was found about an hour after the military issued the alert, according to South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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South Korea captures North Korean man who crossed border, issues military alert

The person likely crossed barbed wire at the eastern frontline of the border, ROK military officials told reporters

Jeongmin Kim November 3, 2020

South Korea captures North Korean man who crossed border, issues military alert

Republic of Korea Armed Forces | ROK soldiers near the border in 2018

South Korea issued a rare military alert after detecting signs of a person crossing the eastern border on Wednesday, later capturing an unnamed North Korean man at around 9:50 a.m.

The North Korean man crossed the inter-Korean border for unknown reasons and was found about an hour after the military issued the alert, according to South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense.

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