SEOUL , South Korea — Dozens of North Korea n soldiers briefly crossed the heavily fortified border with the South on Tuesday and retreated after warning shots were fired, Seoul 's military said, adding landmine explosions had injured Pyongyang's troops in the area.It is the second such incident involving North Korea n troops in two weeks, with Seoul 's Joint Chiefs of Staff saying they believed the Tuesday crossing — like a previous one on June 9 — was accidental.
'North Korea's activities seem to be a measure to strengthen internal control, such as blocking North Korean troops and North Koreans from defecting to the South,' the JCS official said.The vast majority of North Koreans who escape the country first go to China before making their way to the South, usually via another country, with only a handful ever managing to cross the DMZ, which is riddled with landmines and has a heavy military presence on both sides.
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