South Korea military fire warning shots after another North Korea soldier defects

A South Korean army soldier gestures at the border village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea (Stock image - AP)

Hyung-Jin Kim

South Korea's military fired 20 rounds of warning shots on Thursday as North Korean soldiers approached a borderline after their comrade defected to South Korea, officials said.

South Korean media reported there were sounds of gunfire from the North after South Korea's warning shots. South Korean defence officials could not immediately confirm the report.