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Dan Coats also said North Korea will be among the most volatile and confrontational weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threats to the US over the next year. (Photo: File/AFP)

North Korean soldier defects to South across border

The rare defection came as the two Koreas push ahead with a process of reconciliation in an effort to ease tensions.

1 Dec 2018 7:16 PM IST

There were no shots at the time, but about 90 minutes later South Korean troops fired around 20 rounds from a K-3 machine gun to warn off Northern guards, says the spokesperson for Seouls defence ministry. (Photo: AFP)

Another North Korean soldier defects to South; fourth this year

It is the fourth time this year a North Korean soldier has defected across the world's most heavily armed border.

21 Dec 2017 10:34 AM IST