After 12 years, South Korean civilians were shot and killed by North Korea, South Korea government strongly condemned North Korea's "barbaric act ", the news that the DPRK quickly cremated the body for epidemic prevention.
The incident is expected to further impact the two Koreas relationship, pictured as leader Kim Jong-un North Korea
A mysterious return to the North
South korean authorities confirmed that last week a 24-year-old defector returned to north korea where he fled in 2017. According to the news, the background of the infection Coronavirus. escape is unclear.
A missing South Korean civil servant was shoot by North Korean forces earlier this week and his body burned, South Korea's Defense Ministry confirmed Thursday. South korea government strongly condemned north korea's "barbarism ", demanded that Pyongyang explain and punish those responsible ," we also severely warned north korea to take full responsibility for the incident ".
After 12 years, South Korean civilians have been shot dead by the DPRK and are expected to hit the relationship. furthe
The 47-year-old civil servant, a fisheries instructor at the Marine Fisheries Department in Mupu City, boarded a patrol boat on Monday (21) to patrol and ban illegal cross-border fishing by Chinese and Koreans near Yeonpyeong Island (Yeonpyeong), the northernmost tip of the western South Korean coast. The ship was about 10 kilometers from the northern boundary (Northern Limit Line) between the two Koreas.
At 11:30 that morning, the crew found the civil servant missing, only found his shoes on board, estimated that he jumped into the sea. South Korea Marine Police received the report sent 20 ships and aircraft search and rescue, but nothing.
Suspicion of epidemic prevention
South Korean intelligence sources on Wednesday (23) revealed that the civil servant wanted to abandon South Korea to the north, on the way from the ship jumped from the sea, but was shot long distance by North Korean guards. Seoul is still investigating his exact move to North Korea.
According to south korean intelligence officials quoted by yonhap, north korean border guards or in accordance with the "stop the epidemic outside the country" border epidemic prevention regulations shoot, the urgent cremation of bodies is also for epidemic prevention, the incident may be an accidental accident, rather than north korean high-level officials plan to deliberately provoke civilians.
North korea has long claimed "zero diagnosis ". Last month, a 24-year-old out of the north returned to the country. Sources said his infection Coronavirus, constitute north korea's first suspected case of infection, causing the Pyongyang leadership to panic .authorities a comprehensive blockade of the border city of kaesong and declared a state of emergency.
The last time a South Korean civilian was shot was in July 2008, South Korean woman Park Wangzi in North Korea's Mount Kumgang Special Zone travel, suspected of straying into the DPRK military restricted area and was shoot, Seoul immediately announced a suspension of South Korean tourists to Mount Kumgang travel, the DPRK regretted the incident, but the responsibility is all in South Korea.
Chengxin Lee / William Young (Synthesis Report)
