US soldier who crossed into North Korea had served time in S Korean jail: officialSEOUL, July 19, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - A US soldier who served around two months in a South Korean jail on assault charges was believed to be in North Korean custody Wednesday after crossing the heavily fortified border without authorisation, officials said. Soldiers from both sides face off at the JSA north of Seoul, which is overseen by the United Nations Command. Former US president Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Panmunjom Truce Village in 2019 and even stood on North Korean soil after stepping across the demarcation line there. - No North Korean soldiers -Hours later, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, according to the South Korean military -- an apparent response to the arrival of an American nuclear-armed submarine in South Korea on Tuesday, the first such visit since 1981. North Korea sealed its borders at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and has yet to reopen them.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha July 19, 2023 04:30 UTC