South Korea's military says detains North Korean soldier near border

South Korea's military detained a North Korean soldier near the inter-Korean border after the soldier expressed an intention to defect to South Korea.

South Korea's military detained a North Korean soldier ‌near the central ‌section of the inter-Korean border onTuesday night, Seoul's ⁠Joint ​Chiefs ⁠of Staff said on Wednesday.

Authorities were ⁠investigating the incident, ​JCS said in a text ⁠message to Reuters. Yonhap News ⁠Agency ​reported the soldier expressed an intention ⁠to defect to South ⁠Korea, ⁠without citing a source.