Tense situation on the border of North and South Korea – Warning fire for the 3rd time in June

South Korea’s armed forces said today that members of the military had opened warning fire to force North Korean soldiers who had briefly crossed the border back, the third such incident in June. “North Korean soldiers (…) within the demilitarized zone, in the central sector of the front, crossed the military separation line. After warnings and warning shots from our military, the North Korean soldiers withdrew to the north,” South Korea’s national defense general staff said, adding that today’s incident was recorded at around 11:00 a.m. (local time; 05:00 Greek time ). Relations between North and South Korea have reached their worst point in decades. From a technical point of view, the two states remain at war, as the war between them (1950-1953) was only ended by a simple armistice, a peace treaty was never signed. Source: APE
Source: News Beast

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