South Korea says about 10 North Korean troops crossed the border and therefore fired warning guns
Seoul, South Korea South Korean officials said North Korean officials crossed tense borders of rivals on Tuesday, with South Korean troops firing warning guns.
South Korean military said in a statement that there are about 10 North KoreaAfter South Korea issued a warning broadcast and fired a warning footage, n soldiers returned to the north. It said North Korean soldiers violated the military demarcation line in the eastern border at 5 p.m.
Southern News Agency said some North Korean troops were armed and wore bulletproof vests.
South Korea’s military said it is closely monitoring North Korea’s activities.
Ahn Young-Joon / AP
Sometimes the borders that strengthened in North Korea are called bloody conflicts and violent confrontations in the demilitarized zone. But when North Korean troops briefly invaded borders in June last yearAs South Korean officials assessed that soldiers did not intentionally commit a border invasion, the tension did not escalate.
The motives of North Korean soldiers for transit on Tuesday are unclear.
The 155-mile-long 2.5-mile-wide DMZ is the heaviest armed border in the world. An estimated 2 million mines sprinkle peppers inside and outside the border, and barbed wire fences on both sides, tank traps and combat troops are also guarding them. This is the legacy of the Korean War of 1950-53, ending with an armistice agreement rather than a peace treaty.
As North Korean leader Kim Jong-un continues to show off his military nuclear capabilities and is aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine. King also overlooked calls from Seoul and Washington to resume denuclearization negotiations.
Since the inauguration on January 20, President Trump said he will resume diplomacy with Kim again. North Korea has not responded to Mr. Trump’s remarks and said that hostilities against the United States have deepened since the inauguration.
Meanwhile, South Korea is experiencing a leadership vacuum President Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal last week In the place where his fate is bad Martial Law Order.
