North Korea soldier makes daring defection to South Korea across JSA

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판문점 JSA초소서 북한군1명 귀순…北총격 받고 긴급후송 • A North Korean soldier defects to the South in the most unexpected way: Crossing the border at the heavily guarded Joint Security Area. • As troops stationed in the frontline are believed to be chosen for their loyalty, this could severely bruise the regime's military pride. • He was shot at by men from his side, but was picked up by South Korean soldiers and was taken to the hospital. • For details on the daring escape, we turn to our Kwon Jang-ho • The Joint Security Area -- • located on the border between the two Koreas and the only place where soldiers from the two sides stand face-to-face. • And at three-thirty-one PM on Monda, a lone North Korean soldier ran from a guard post on the northern side, and crossed over the Military Demarcation Line into South Korean territory. • The soldier suffered from gunshot wounds to his shoulder and elbow from North Korean forces while defecting. • Upon hearing the shots, South Korean soldiers raised the alarm, but the defector was not discovered until 25 minutes later, collapsed on the ground, 50-meters from the border and bleeding from his wounds. • (Korean) • Our soldiers safely retrieved the defector, and urgently evacuated him to hospital to treat his injuries. • He was airlifted by a United Nations Command helicopter to Ajou University Medical Center in Suwon, just south of Seoul, where he underwent surgery. • The defector is thought to be in his twenties or thirties, and wore a uniform of low rank. • Defecting through the JSA is extremely rare, with only two previous instances in 1998 and 2007. • South Korean authorities have reassured that there was no altercation between South and North Korean soldiers, but added that Seoul will remain alert to any possible provocations. • It's been almost two months since North Korea last carried out a ballistic missile test, or any other provocation, and many have hoped that this signalled an easing of tensions on the peninsula. • It's currently unclear what response Pyongyang will give to Monday's incident. • Kwon Jang-ho, Arirang News. • Arirang News Facebook: / arirangtvnews • ------------------------------------------------------------ • [Subscribe Arirang Official YouTube] • ARIRANG TV: / arirang • ARIRANG RADIO: / music180arirang • ARIRANG NEWS: / arirangnews • ARIRANG K-POP: / arirangworld • ARIRANG ISSUE: / arirangtoday • ARIRANG CULTURE: / arirangkorean • ------------------------------------------------------------ • [Visit Arirang TV Official Pages] • Facebook: / arirangtv • Twitter: / arirangworld • Instagram: / arirangworld • Homepage: http://www.arirang.com • ------------------------------------------------------------ • [Arirang K-Pop] • YouTube: / arirangworld • Facebook: / arirangkpop • Google+: http://plus.google.com/+arirangworld

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