North Korean soldier defects across border: South's military

SEOUL - A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the eastern land border on Saturday (Dec 1), the South's military said.

Defections across the closely guarded inter-Korean frontier are rare, and this one comes as the neighbours pursue a delicate reconciliation process.

"A North Korean soldier was detected crossing the military demarcation line" by South Korean troops using surveillance equipment, the military Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement.

"The soldier is safely in our custody," it said.

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