Politics: Another North Korean soldier has reportedly defected to South Korea

This would be the fourth defection of a North Korean soldier this year.

• Another North Korean soldier reportedly defected to South Korea.
• No gunfire was exchanged in the incident, unlike a dramatic defection that took place in November.
• This would be the fourth defection of a North Korean soldier this year.

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A "low-ranking" North Korean soldier reportedly crossed the border and defected to South Korea Thursday morning, South Korean military officials said in a Yonhap News Agency report.

The incident did not spark a dramatic rescue like the one that captured international attention in November, when a North Korean soldier fled the country amid a hail of gunfire, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

The latest soldier to defect reportedly showed up in front of a guard post around 8:04 a.m. under a thick fog, the Joint Chiefs told Yonhap News.

This would be the fourth defection by a North Korean soldier this year, according to the Joint Chiefs.

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