N. Korean defector drove car within border village

A North Korean soldier who defected to South Korea via the border village of Panmunjeom on Monday had driven a car to an area near the military demarcation line that divides the two Koreas within the enclave, the South Korean military said Tuesday.The soldier drove the car to an area near a guard post on the North Korean side but its wheels got caught in a drain, prompting him to run across the demarcation line, a senior official of the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said at a news conference.N. Korean soldier shot while defecting to S. Korea at border villageThe soldier, who was transported…READ FULL ARTICLE