Another North Korean soldier defects across demilitarized zone

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SOUTH KOREA — A young, “low-ranking” North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two countries early Thursday morning, South Korea said.
The soldier, aged in his late teens or early 20s, was carrying a personal firearm when he crossed the DMZ in heavy fog just after 8.00 a.m. local time, South Korean authorities said.
It is the second defection across the heavily-guarded border in less than two months; another North K