North Korean troops violated the Korean Armistice Agreement when soldier crossed the demarcation line in pursuit of defector
Comments from the US-led United Nations Command (UNC). This is related to the events of last week, when a North Korean soldier crossed the border into the South as he pursued a defector
- This crossing is in breach of a 1953 armistice agreement
The defector was shot and injured by North Korean soldiers.
AP have picked up this story, I haven't seen it on major financial wires as yet. it is yen supportive to the extent it is indicative of rising tensions between the Koreas.
