North Korean Man Crosses the Heavily Fortified Border to South Korea

North Korean man crosses heavily fortified border into South Korea

An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South’s military said Friday.

North Korean Man Crosses the Heavily Fortified Border to South Korea

Authorities did not immediately say whether they view the incident as a defection attempt.

North Korean man crosses the heavily fortified border to South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South's military said Friday.

North Korean man avoids military and landmines to cross border into South Korea

The mission to safely guide the man to the South involved a considerable number of South Korean troops and took around 20 hours

North Korean man makes rare direct land crossing to South

A North Korean man has crossed the heavily fortified demilitarized zone to the South. The apparent defection is unusual because most people escape via China, not the heavily guarded border separating the two Koreas.

(2nd LD) N. Korean civilian crosses heavily fortified border in presumed defection to S. Korea

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