‘s military detained a person who crossed the border from , the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Friday.
The person crossed the near the central-west section of the military demarcation line, which sits exactly halfway within the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Korean Peninsula, on Thursday.
“The military identified the individual in question in the MDL area … and conducted a normal operation to guide (the individual) and secured them,” the JCS said in a text message to reporters.
The military confirmed that the person is in custody and will be subject to investigation by relevant law enforcement agencies, but did not immediately say whether they view the incident as a defection attempt.
The Joint Chiefs added that no unusual actions by the North Korean military were detected.
About 34,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea since the Korean War in the 1950s.
However, fewer North Koreans have recently been able to cross the DMZ successfully.
It is a 248-kilometer (155-mile) long, 4-kilometer-wide border, guarded by on both sides, in addition to barbed-wire fences.
Border tensions have increased in recent months. North Korea has sent thousands of to South Korea.
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has made efforts to rebuild trust with North, since taking office last month, including shutting down against North Korea along the border.
Edited by: Sean Sinico
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