North Korean crosses heavily fortified border to South Korea

FILE PHOTO: Neighbourhoods of North Korea's Kaepoong village are seen from the observation post in Ganghwa, near the border with North Korea and South Korea, Feb. 28, 2023. - AP

SEOUL: 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 (July 4).

The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military identified and tracked the individual near the central-west section of the military demarcation line and conducted a "guiding operation” before taking the person into custody Thursday night.