South Korea’s military fired warning shots and broadcast warnings after about 10 armed North Korean soldiers crossed the military demarcation line (MDL) in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on Tuesday. 

According to the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the incident took place at approximately 5 p.m. and it is “closely monitoring the North Korean military’s movements and taking necessary measures in accordance with the operational procedures.”

The intrusion follows a report from South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense about unusual activities by North Korean troops near the inter-Korean border in the days following the Constitutional Court’s decision to removeformer