North Korean soldier defects to South Korea

Seoul: A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Thursday, South Korea`s military said.

The soldier crossed the military demarcation line that runs through the demilitarized zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, which remain in a technical state of war since their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty.

North Korean soldiers and fishermen occasionally defect to the South.