Name: 韓國軍方稱越境北韓男子欲叛逃 (North Korean man who crossed border wants to defect, says South Korea's military)
Uploaded: 2020-11-06T19:02:22.000Z
Duration: 1 min 23 s

情態副詞

a North Korean man who crossed the heavily fortified border with the South has said he wants to defect, according to Seoul officials on Thursday.

據首爾官員週四透露，一名越過與韓國重兵把守的邊境的北韓男子表示，他想叛逃。

程度副詞

The man was taken into custody the day before and the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas just hours after he was spotted crossing barbed wire fences installed along the border, prompting an urgent search operation, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday.

韓國參謀長聯席會議週四表示，這名男子前一天被拘押，而分隔兩韓的非軍事區就在他被發現越過邊境安裝的鐵絲網數小時後，促使韓國參謀長聯席會議採取緊急搜索行動。

Authorities have launched an investigation into how the man managed to cross the frontier.

當局已對該男子如何成功穿越邊境展開調查。

JCs spokesman Kim June Rock You know no, I understand the person has expressed his willingness to defect.

JCs發言人金俊巖你知道不，據我瞭解，該人已表示願意投誠。

I am not able to provide more details as the related agencies investigation is still ongoing.

由於相關機構的調查仍在進行中，我無法提供更多細節。

Kim said border controls were being further examined after the search for the man revealed that parts of the fences equipped with electronic monitors were found damaged, possibly by typhoons.

Kim說，在搜索該男子後，發現裝有電子監控器的部分圍欄被損壞，可能是受颱風影響，正在進一步檢查邊境管制。

He added that there was no sign of unusual movement by North Korean troops.

他還說，沒有跡象表明北朝鮮軍隊有異常動作。

The attempted defection comes Justice Soul Reopens tours to the southern part of the DMZ.

企圖變節，正義之魂重開巡演到非軍事區南部。

The tours have been suspended in October of last year after an outbreak in North Korea of African swine fever.

去年10月北韓爆發非洲豬瘟疫情後，旅遊團已經暫停。

 The area has seen several armed clashes, but also served as a venue for key events between the Koreas, including some of the most recent summits between its leaders. 

該地區曾發生過幾次武裝衝突，但也是朝韓之間重要活動的場所，包括最近朝韓領導人之間的一些峰會。