A soldier stands at a North Korean military guard post flying a national flag, seen from Paju, South Korea, June 26, 2024. (AP Photo)

A North Korean soldier has crossed the heavily guarded border into South Korea and asked to resettle, South Korea’s military said on Sunday.

The soldier crossed through the central part of the border, known as the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), and was taken into custody by South Korean troops, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement carried by The Associated Press (AP).

“The soldier expressed a desire to resettle in South Korea,” the statement said.

This is the first known case of a North Korean soldier defecting across the land border since August 2024, when a North Korean staff sergeant crossed through the eastern section of the frontier.

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