North Korea shot South Korean citizen and burned his body, ROK military says



News North Korea shot South Korean citizen and burned his body, ROK military says The South Korean military says the victim intended to defect to the North, but evidence is so far slim Jeongmin Kim September 24, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Northern Limit Line (NLL) - ROK Armed Forces - Creative Commons Update at 3:50 p.m., 5:05 p.m., 5:25 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. KST on Sept. 24: This article has been updated to include comments from South Korea’s Presidential Blue House, the Ministry of Unification, the Coast Guard and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. North Korea shot and killed a 47-year-old South Korean official and then burned his body, Seoul’s defense ministry confirmed on Thursday, citing military’s intelligence analyses. The Ministry of National Defense called out North Korea’s “brutality” and urged Pyongyang to explain itself and punish those responsible. The South Korean military suggested that the man — who worked at the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korea shot South Korean citizen and burned his body, ROK military says

The South Korean military says the victim intended to defect to the North, but evidence is so far slim

Jeongmin Kim September 24, 2020

North Korea shot South Korean citizen and burned his body, ROK military says

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Update at 3:50 p.m., 5:05 p.m., 5:25 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. KST on Sept. 24: This article has been updated to include comments from South Korea’s Presidential Blue House, the Ministry of Unification, the Coast Guard and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.

North Korea shot and killed a 47-year-old South Korean official and then burned his body, Seoul’s defense ministry confirmed on Thursday, citing military’s intelligence analyses.

The Ministry of National Defense called out North Korea’s “brutality” and urged Pyongyang to explain itself and punish those responsible.

The South Korean military suggested that the man — who worked at the

North Korea shot South Korean citizen and burned his body, ROK military says

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