SEOUL: South Korean troops fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, Seoul’s military said on Tuesday, with tensions high over Pyongyang’s barrage of trash-carrying balloons and the South’s retaliatory loudspeaker campaign. “After our military issued warning broadcasts and warning shots, they retreated northward,” it said, adding there had been “no unusual movements observed” subsequently. About 20 North Korean soldiers crossed the border, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “There was no road, and the (North Korean soldiers) were moving through the bushes, and we were observing (them) even before they got close to the MDL. “We believe that they did not intend to invade, considering that they immediately moved northward after the warning broadcasts and warning shots.”Published in Dawn, June 12th, 2024

Source: The North Africa Journal June 12, 2024 04:57 UTC