SEOUL: A United States national entered North Korea during a tour of the heavily-fortified border and is believed to have been detained, the United Nations Command said on Tuesday (Jul 18). 'A US national on a JSA orientation tour crossed, without authorisation, the Military Demarcation Line into the Democ
The last time there was a defection at the JSA was in 2017, when a North Korean soldier drove a military jeep then ran on foot across the demarcation line at Panmunjom.
"Panmonjom is the most likely site this American chose to cross into North Korea because it's the only location one could attempt such a move out of the whole JSA tour," Choi Gi-il, a professor of military studies at Sangji University told AFP.The apparent defection comes as relations between the two Koreas are at one of their lowest points ever, with diplomacy stalled and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calling for increased weapons development, including tactical nuclear weapons.
On Tuesday, the allies held the first Nuclear Consultative Group meeting in Seoul, which aims to improve nuclear coordination and boost military readiness against North Korea.
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