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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Wed Jun 19, 2024, 07:25 AM Jun 2024

How did North Korean soldiers wander across the world's most heavily guarded border?

https://apnews.com/article/north-south-korea-border-incursion-dmz-65e835c044d22a70703b145ca0784cd8
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How did North Korean soldiers wander across the world’s most heavily guarded border?

BY FOSTER KLUG AND KIM TONG-HYUNG
Updated 4:49 AM EDT, June 19, 2024

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Don’t believe the name: The Demilitarized Zone between the two rival Koreas might be the most heavily armed place on earth. Two million mines, barbed wire fences, tank traps and tens of thousands of troops from both countries patrol a divided swath of land 248 kilometers (154 miles) long and 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) wide.

So how, on the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s summit Wednesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, did as many as 30 North Korean soldiers wander over the line separating North from South, causing South Korea to fire warning shots before the North Koreans withdrew?

The short answer appears to be shrubbery: Because of an overgrowth of foliage, the North Koreans may not have seen the signs marking the thin military demarcation line that divides the DMZ into northern and southern sides.

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What happened?

On Tuesday, South Korean troops broadcast warnings and fired warning shots to turn back North Korean soldiers — somewhere between 20 to 30 — who briefly crossed the demarcation line in the DMZ.

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How did North Korean soldiers wander across the world's most heavily guarded border? (Original Post) sl8 Jun 2024 OP
I know! To get to the other side. FSogol Jun 2024 #1
Hell, they shouldve let them keep walking. Maybe they wouldve defected. oldsoftie Jun 2024 #2
I served there for two years Ontheboundry Jun 2024 #3
A shubbery cbabe Jun 2024 #4
The article assumes their entrance into the DMZ sarisataka Jun 2024 #5
 

oldsoftie

(13,538 posts)
2. Hell, they shouldve let them keep walking. Maybe they wouldve defected.
Wed Jun 19, 2024, 07:41 AM
Jun 2024

Wouldve been a huge embarrassment while Putin visits

sarisataka

(21,000 posts)
5. The article assumes their entrance into the DMZ
Wed Jun 19, 2024, 10:11 AM
Jun 2024

Was accidental. Despite what Seoul says (polite diplomacy) two "accidents" in a short time is suspicious.

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