Three North Koreans — a soldier and two others — defected to South Korea this week and the South has fired warning shots at Northern guards searching for its latest defector, according to a report out Wednesday. Two other North Koreans aboard a "non-powered" fishing boat defected to South Korea on Wednesday, a Unification Ministry official reportedly said. SOUTH KOREA TAUNTS NORTH KOREA OVER DEFECTING SOLDIER BY BROADCASTING NEWS THROUGH LOUDSPEAKERS, REPORT SAYSThe defection comes more than a month after another soldier from North Korea — identified by his surname, Oh — was shot five times when he bolted from his guard post toward South Korea on Nov. 13. Video footage of Oh's defection shows the 24-year-old soldier sprinting for the South as North Korean soldiers begin running after him. He then falls into a pile of leaves against a small wall before being dragged to safety by South Korean troops.

Source: Fox News December 21, 2017 01:30 UTC