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Man shot dead trying to swim across border
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South Korean troops shot dead a man trying to swim across a border river into North Korea yesterday after he ignored repeated warnings to turn back, South Korea’s defense ministry said.
A ministry spokesman said he was carrying a South Korean passport that identified him as Nam Yong-Ho, 47.
According to the spokesman, Nam had approached the bank of the Imjin river that makes up part of the western border with North Korea at around 2:30pm.
He was spotted by soldiers manning a nearby guard post, who fired warning shots and shouted at him to turn back.
“He jumped into the Imjin river, ignoring repeated warnings to stop,” the spokesman said. “The soldiers opened fire and his body has been retrieved.”
The spokesman said Nam was believed to have been trying to defect to North Korea, and had jumped into the river with a flotation device to help him get across.
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