North Korea has been working to create 'barren land' between the two countries, South Korea's military said.
This is the second such incident involving North Korean troops in two weeks, with South Korea's joint chiefs of staff saying they believed the Tuesday crossing — like a previous one on 9 June — was accidental. On 9 June, the South Korean government said about 20 North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the line that separates the two countries, saying it happened in an overgrown area of the heavily fortified border and was likely accidental.
"North Korea's activities seem to be a measure to strengthen internal control, such as blocking North Korean troops and North Koreans from defecting to the South." — South Korea's joint chiefs of staff. In recent weeks, North Korea has sent more than a thousand balloons laden with trash, including cigarette butts and toilet paper southward — a response, it says, to balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda sent north by activists.
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