North Korean Defector Crosses DMZ in Rare Direct Land Crossing to South
North Korean Defector Crosses DMZ in Rare Direct Land Crossing to South In an exceptionally rare incident, a North Korean individual has successfully crossed the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) into South Korea. This direct land defection is highly unusual, as the vast majority of North Koreans seeking to escape their country typically undertake a perilous indirect route via China and other third countries, rather than attempting the dangerous, heavily guarded inter-Korean border. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)…