AdvertisementNorth Korean Troops Violated Truce While Chasing Defector, U.N. Command Says Image Clockwise from top left: a North Korean defector running from a jeep on Nov. 13; a North Korean soldier shooting at the defector in the Joint Security Area of the demilitarized zone; a North Korea soldier running back to the north side of the Joint Security Area; the defector on the ground after being shot. Video Footage of the actual escape by a North Korean soldier into South Korea, as seen from South Korean side. Two South Korean Army sergeants crawled to him and dragged him to safety, while North Korean soldiers watched them from their guard post. North Korean troops opened fire to stop him, and South Korean border guards fired back. One South Korean soldier and three North Korean border guards were killed.

Source: New York Times November 22, 2017 04:01 UTC