This is the exact moment North Korea violated a 6-decade armistice agreement with the South again
Following the release of the dramatic footage behind the escape of a North Korean defector who fled to the South Korean side of the border between the two countries, the United Nations Command (UNC) formally accused North Korea of violating a longstanding agreement between the two countries.
"The [Korean People's Army] violated the UN Armistice Agreement twice during the event by firing weapons across the MDL and when one KPA soldier actually temporarily crossed the [Military Demarcation Line]," a statement from United States Forces Korea said.
Footage from nearby cameras show North Korean soldiers firing their weapons at the fleeing defector — which appear to violate the agreement's rule prohibiting the two sides from engaging in "any hostile act within, from, or against the demilitarized zone":...
