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Luke Funk

UNCOVERED: Defector steals bus in risky attempt to flee back to north korea | History Defined

Barricades are placed near the Unification Bridge, which leads to the Panmunjom near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on June 11, 2024 in Paju, South Korea. (Credit: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

A man who defected from North Korea reportedly stole a bus in an attempt to go back over the border from South Korea.

The media in South Korea says it happened 1:30 a.m. when the man stole the bus and then rammed it into a barricade on a bridge near the DMZ.

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