The incursion occurred on June 9.
SEOUL – South Korea’s military said on June 11 it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, with tensions high over“Some North Korean soldiers working within the DMZ on the central front briefly crossed the Military Demarcation Line,” the JCS said in a statement, referring to the line of control in the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas.
“Apart from the immediate retreat of the North Korean soldiers following our warning shots, there were no unusual movements observed”, the JCS said, adding the military was closely monitoring troops near the border. The South Korean government in June fully suspended a 2018 tension-reducing military deal and restartedin response to the trash balloons, infuriating the North, which warned Seoul was creating “a new crisis”.
North Korea had used loudspeakers along the border since the 1960s, typically broadcasting praise of the Kim family, but suspended their use in 2018 as ties warmed.
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