Project details were agreed during last month’s summit in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, between its leader, Kim Jong Un, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Rex_Wholster via Getty Images More than 1 million landmines were laid in border areas including the DMZ and the Civilian Control Zone in the South. There was no immediate confirmation from North Korea that its troops had begun the process. The JSA is the only spot along the 250-km (155-mile) -long “demilitarized zone” (DMZ) where troops from both Koreas are face to face. In November 2017, North Korean troops at the JSA shot one of their soldiers defecting to the South five times.

Source: Huffington Post October 01, 2018 04:24 UTC