[취재N팩트] 北, 귀순병사에 40여 발 총격...軍, 북 병사 15분간 발견 못 해 / YTN

North Korean soldier defects to South, suffers gunshot / YTN | [취재N팩트] 北, 귀순병사에 40여 발 총격...軍, 북 병사 15분간 발견 못 해 We received more reports on how the soldier from North Korea crossed the MDL yesterday. It was reported that the soldier drove a military jeep and reached a KPA guard tower. He tried to evade his chaser's gunshots by hiding in the ROK guard tower. Let's connect to our reporter for more detail. Reporter Kang Jung-kyu. Yes, this is the Defense Department. It seems like the shooting that happened during the defection was more serious than we thought. Yes, that is correct. Yesterday, the UNC, which has jurisdiction over the JSA at Panmunjom, announced additional details about the defection. They announced that they were monitoring the defection in real time through a security camera. At around 3:14 p.m. yesterday, they identified a KPA vehicle approaching at high speed towards the PKA guard tower that was closest to the MDL. The vehicle stopped as it got stuck in a ditch near the tower. 1 KPA soldier came out of the vehicle and started running. Behind him were other soldiers that were chasing and shooting at him. The South Korean army stated that they heard numerous gunshots. But the UNC clarified that around 40 shots were fired. The UNC is still considering whether to release the CCTV footage. But is it true that the defector, who was trying to evade the shots, hid under the guard tower where South Korean soldiers work? Yes, he was so close yet we couldn't see. According to the UNC's press release, the defector hid himself using the building located at the south of the JSA to evade gunshots. This building is our troops' guard tower. It is located to the south of the MDL. It is 50 meters south of the MDL. It is on the western side of the Freedom House. At the time, our JSA sentries were working on the upper level. According to the UNC press release, the defector crossed the MDL at 3:15 p.m. yesterday. But he was discovered by our troops at 3:31 p.m. yesterday. The South Korean army said that the defector was covered in leaves. This made it more difficult to see him. That's why he was found late. So they were 15 minutes late...(ellipsis)