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James Pearson
Registrace 4. 03. 2012
Vietnam Bureau Chief, Reuters
Dramatic moment North Korean soldier makes mad-dash defection across DMZ
Full story below. Footage released by U.N. Command in South Korea shows the moment a North Korean defector makes a mad-dash across the border between North and South Korea in a KPA jeep.
www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-defection/north-korea-defector-regains-consciousness-video-shows-getaway-under-fire-idUSKBN1DM07E?il=0
More updates on twitter: pearswick
N.Korea defector regains consciousness, video shows getaway under fire - Reuters
22-Nov-2017 12:06:38
Adds details on defector's condition
By Haejin Choi and Josh Smith
SEOUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) - North Korean border guards were only steps behind a North Korean soldier when they opened fire and one briefly crossed the border pursuing the wounded defector as he dashed to the South Korean side, a video released on Wednesday by the U.N. Command (UNC) in Seoul showed.
The defecting soldier, whose rank and identity have not been disclosed, was critically wounded, having been hit five or six times in the hail of bullets as he made his desperate escape on Nov.13. He was flown by a U.S. military helicopter to a hospital in Suwon, south of Seoul.
Doctors announced on Wednesday that he had regained consciousness, having had two operations to extract the bullets, and his breathing was stable and unassisted.
"He is fine," lead surgeon Lee Cook-Jong said at a press conference in Suwon. "He is not going to die."
An official from U.N. Command (UNC) said North Korea had been informed on Wednesday that it had violated the 1953 armistice agreement, which marked the cessation of hostilities in the Korean War.
The UNC official told a news conference that a soldier from the North Korean People's Army (KPA) had crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), the border between the two Koreas, for a few seconds as others fired shots at the defecting soldier.
“The key findings of the special investigation team are that the KPA violated the armistice agreement by one, firing weapons across the MDL, and two, by actually crossing the MDL temporarily,” Chad Carroll, Director of Public Affairs for the UNC, told reporters.
The dramatic video showed a military vehicle speeding toward the border, passing checkpoints manned by North Korean guards before appearing to get stuck in a ditch.
North Korean soldiers were only a few metres away when the defector jumped from the vehicle and fled on foot, scrambling up slightly rising ground to cross the border.
Moments after this a handful of North Korean soldiers are seen running to toward the abandoned vehicle and stopping to open fire, though one appears to briefly cross the dividing line between the two countries before turning around.
The video does not show the moment when the defector was hit, but he is seen lying motionless next to a concrete wall in one of the later edited clips in the video.
Three South Korean troops, including the deputy commander of the border security unit, are seen crawling through undergrowth to drag the wounded North Korean to safety.
Doctors conducted a series of surgeries on the critically wounded soldier, and now say they believe he will recover, despite continued risks of infection.
"Patient requires intensive care, detailed tests and observation as there is a chance his condition may worsen due to infections of his bullet wounds," the hospital said in a statement.
The soldier show signs of depression and possible trauma, in addition to a serious case of parasites that has complicated his treatment, the hospital said.
www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-southkorea-defection/north-korea-defector-regains-consciousness-video-shows-getaway-under-fire-idUSKBN1DM07E?il=0
More updates on twitter: pearswick
N.Korea defector regains consciousness, video shows getaway under fire - Reuters
22-Nov-2017 12:06:38
Adds details on defector's condition
By Haejin Choi and Josh Smith
SEOUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) - North Korean border guards were only steps behind a North Korean soldier when they opened fire and one briefly crossed the border pursuing the wounded defector as he dashed to the South Korean side, a video released on Wednesday by the U.N. Command (UNC) in Seoul showed.
The defecting soldier, whose rank and identity have not been disclosed, was critically wounded, having been hit five or six times in the hail of bullets as he made his desperate escape on Nov.13. He was flown by a U.S. military helicopter to a hospital in Suwon, south of Seoul.
Doctors announced on Wednesday that he had regained consciousness, having had two operations to extract the bullets, and his breathing was stable and unassisted.
"He is fine," lead surgeon Lee Cook-Jong said at a press conference in Suwon. "He is not going to die."
An official from U.N. Command (UNC) said North Korea had been informed on Wednesday that it had violated the 1953 armistice agreement, which marked the cessation of hostilities in the Korean War.
The UNC official told a news conference that a soldier from the North Korean People's Army (KPA) had crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), the border between the two Koreas, for a few seconds as others fired shots at the defecting soldier.
“The key findings of the special investigation team are that the KPA violated the armistice agreement by one, firing weapons across the MDL, and two, by actually crossing the MDL temporarily,” Chad Carroll, Director of Public Affairs for the UNC, told reporters.
The dramatic video showed a military vehicle speeding toward the border, passing checkpoints manned by North Korean guards before appearing to get stuck in a ditch.
North Korean soldiers were only a few metres away when the defector jumped from the vehicle and fled on foot, scrambling up slightly rising ground to cross the border.
Moments after this a handful of North Korean soldiers are seen running to toward the abandoned vehicle and stopping to open fire, though one appears to briefly cross the dividing line between the two countries before turning around.
The video does not show the moment when the defector was hit, but he is seen lying motionless next to a concrete wall in one of the later edited clips in the video.
Three South Korean troops, including the deputy commander of the border security unit, are seen crawling through undergrowth to drag the wounded North Korean to safety.
Doctors conducted a series of surgeries on the critically wounded soldier, and now say they believe he will recover, despite continued risks of infection.
"Patient requires intensive care, detailed tests and observation as there is a chance his condition may worsen due to infections of his bullet wounds," the hospital said in a statement.
The soldier show signs of depression and possible trauma, in addition to a serious case of parasites that has complicated his treatment, the hospital said.
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Worst part is they can't organize a revolution within the military bc it wouldn't make it past two sets of ears before being reported by someone afraid its a test or a paid narc, especially with an ever advancing surveillance system. And they've likely installed immobilizers on everything since this happened
Plot twist: It was a South Korean spy.
Old reliable UAZ-469
what makes a man who know exactly the consequences of his actions may result in the dead of his family and himself, to suddenly take the shot, either i tried and died or just kept going with the same pain. thankfully ideals are bulletproof i guess
Wow!
It is a pity that North Korea is the only thing people around the world know about Korea. They are not even curious about South Korea, the world's 10th largest economy. They misunderstand that it is just a small and poor country. There are more Korean speakers around the world than German speakers, but Koreans are still ignored as if they didn't even exist
I've never really experienced it like that, sometimes it even seems to be the other way around
In the midst of all this, there's an American that constantly complains about how "hard" he has it, even tho he has millions in his bank account lmao 😂 (Y'all might know who he is)
Do you ppl understand what this dude did to his family escaping to South? He send them to concentration camp or even killed them. Its sad af but he's not a hero
I guarantee the soldier that crossed over trying to catch him is kicking himself in the ass for not going as well!!! Dude was LITERALLY across the border and went back!!! 🤷🏾♀️ The sad thing is they probably killed him for crossing even though he was helping THEM!!! 🙄
The fact that north korean soldiers are afraid to cross the line. Of retaliation of south Korean soldiers
North Korea is a cancer on this planet. It is like the weasly kid who´s dad is in the mafia (China). So noone will do anything about him.
Is this melbourne australia ?
From starvation to Korean street food ! Bless this man
Damn his running skills though. I also feel like an ahem just stool his foot out and just tripped the military person. XD
Traitor
Old car... Incase if that was a good car then he would have came to SK without being injured
lol that one other soldier looked like he wanted to defect as well.
This is more 10x Extreme than the el chapo escape in mexico.
Mans said aight I’m bout to head out
All because of a dictator...
Look at the end of the video when all this bunch of losers walking around and having no idea what to do, at least in South Korea 🇰🇷 people are good 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Run Forest Run!
Good for him!
Its nice to see samo North Korean agents in the comments. Hello Kim!
I really respect the two SK soldiers, they risked their lives, more then that, a restart of the Korean war just to save one man's life
Look at the way those fools are running and shooting. We’re supposed to believe their military could defeat the US???? LOLOLOL
Literally running for his life
You don’t realize how wounded he is until you can see the trail of blood on the heat camera when they’re dragging him to the other side
Man to bad they couldn't just net launcher da guy so much for freedom
Why hasn't North Korea gotten invaded yet?
I have a question ...why would north korea leak this video? Just asking ... this is made inside north korea from start, why they exposed their failure ..just thinking ...pls help
he was shot several times and he was laying there a while before they rescued him. I think there is Interview video about this
I'm betting every NK soldier in this video was executed for failing to stop the defector
He was willing to go the most direct and dangerous way, not caring if he lived or died, he just wanted to escape. This guy has guts.
You had more rights in Nazi Germany than in North Korea...
I like how they just open fire at an unarmed man across a countries boarder. Thats an act of war anywhere else in the world.
Marathon Man
F
I hope he survived.
my dad when i win the lottery
They weren't chasing, they were trying to get in
CCTV FOOTAGE HAS NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD
Kim jong un- no one shall escape Nk defector-Fuck a beat, I was tryna beat a case But I ain't beat that case, bitch I did the race He literally did the race congrats Rip to his family tho
You can see the blood during the infrared view as they drag him away. Hope he survived
This is why kim jong il was so ronery. Because people kept leaving him
God bless that man for doing what he did. Hope he’s alive
The description says he is alive, although I don't think the same can he sad about his family back in North Korea
He must be upset to find out he wasn’t escaping real socialism
This man deserves Steve McQueen's Great Escape music
Hey, you. You're finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that imperial ambush, same as us, and that thief over there.
To bad there's no dragon to save him.
People always say: his family migjy get killed But never asked: are they still alive?