SEOUL: A North Korean soldier crossed the border with South Korea Monday in a rare defection through one of the world’s most fortified frontiers, military officials said.
The soldier, who is in his late teens, surrendered himself to South Korean border guards around 8:00 am (2300 GMT) after walking across the frontier in Hwacheon northeast of Seoul, the South’s defence ministry said.
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