An unidentified person entered North Korea after crossing the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) with the South, military officials in Seoul said on Sunday. South Korea's military said the person was seen walking through the 4-kilometer-wide DMZ that separates the two countries on Saturday night. North Korea was notified of the border incident through a military communication line, Seoul said. It wasn't clear whether the person was a South Korean citizen or a North Korean. Before the coronavirus pandemic, some hundreds of people used to flee North Korea for various reasons, including political oppression and hunger, most of them settling in neighboring China.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 02, 2022 09:18 UTC