North Korean Soldier Defects Across the 38th Parallel
Killed two officers before fleeing
A North Korean soldier has defected to the South across the two countries' heavily armed border, South Korean officials have said.
The soldier said he shot dead two officers before crossing over just after noon (03:00 GMT) on Saturday.
Our correspondent says defections across the land border are rare. The last soldier fled in 2010.
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More of this please.
I thought you didn't like traitors.
Where do you get this idea from?
Oh, I hope he doesn't have family in NK...
On a related subject, The Adventures of Kim Jong Un!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f37K0hIv3zk