South Korean soldiers set off to verify of the destruction of a North Korean guard post near the Military Demarcation Line in northern Gangwon-do. Photo: EPA
Soldiers from North and South Korea verify removal of one another’s DMZ guard posts, crossing border peacefully for first time
- Despite its name, the area around the demilitarised zone is one of the most fortified places on earth, replete with minefields and barbed-wire fences
- But under plans to ease tensions agreed in Pyongyang, the two Koreas have demilitarised the border truce village of Panmunjom
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South Korean soldiers set off to verify of the destruction of a North Korean guard post near the Military Demarcation Line in northern Gangwon-do. Photo: EPA