South Korea Warns North Not to Repeat Armistice Violation

South Korea Warns North Not to Repeat Armistice Violation
South Korean Defence Minister Song Young-moo speaks as he visits a spot where a North Korean has defected crossing the border on Nov. 13, at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone, South Korea, on Nov. 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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PANMUNJOM, South Korea—North Korea violated an armistice agreement with South Korea this month when North Korean soldiers shot and wounded a North Korean soldier as he defected across their border and it must not do so again, South Korea’s defense minister said on Monday.

The defector, a North Korean soldier identified only by his surname, Oh, was critically wounded but has been recovering in hospital in South Korea.