North Korean soldiers shot at and wounded another soldier who was crossing the border between the North and South. The South Korean military said Monday the soldier was trying to defect in the Joint Security Area of the Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ. North Korean soldiers have crossed the border to defect at times. But it is rare for a North Korean soldier to defect by crossing the DMZ. North and South Korean soldiers stand meters away from each other. The North Korean soldier left from a guard post at the northern side of Panmunjom village to the southern side of the village. He was shot in the shoulder and elbow and was taken to a South Korean hospital, said the South’s Defense Ministry. It was not immediately known how serious his injuries were or why he decided to defect. South Korean troops found the injured soldier south of the border after hearing the sound of gunfire. South Korean troops did not fire at Northern soldiers, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said.
Title: South Korea Says North Shot at Soldier Trying to Defect
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DMZ.</span> <span data-start-time='22625' data-end-time='29000'>North Korean soldiers have crossed the border to defect at times.</span> <span data-start-time='29000' data-end-time='35896'>But it is rare for a North Korean soldier to defect by crossing the DMZ.</span> <span data-start-time='35896' data-end-time='43104'>North and South Korean soldiers stand meters away from each other.</span> <span data-start-time='43104' data-end-time='53042'>The North Korean soldier left from a guard post at the northern side of Panmunjom village to the southern side of the village.</span> <span data-start-time='53042' data-end-time='62958'>He was shot in the shoulder and elbow and was taken to a South Korean hospital, said the South’s Defense Ministry.</span> <span data-start-time='62958' data-end-time='71729'>It was not immediately known how serious his injuries were or why he decided to defect.</span> <span data-start-time='71729' data-end-time='81188'>South Korean troops found the injured soldier south of the border after hearing the sound of gunfire.</span> <span data-start-time='81188' data-end-time='90458'>South Korean troops did not fire at Northern soldiers, a South Korean Defense Ministry official said.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2215/North_vs_South_Korea.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9699 data-hint-location='9646' 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