24+ Demilitarized Zone North And South Korea Border Fence Background. The korean demilitarized zone is a strip of land running across the korean peninsula. North and south korea exchanged gunfire over the demilitarised zone between the two nations, south korean military officials have said.

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Having north korea and south korea connected again by trains may not be so far off. South korean officials have said north korean troops fired multiple gunshots towards the south in the demilitarized zone dividing the two countries, prompting south korean forces to fire back. South korea is preparing to evacuate more than 800 residents along the demilitarized zone after north korea threatened to fire on activists planning to send balloons across the border carrying leaflets critical of the communist regime.

North korea's army will restart military exercises on the south korean border in demilitarized areas that were previously used by both nations for industry and tourism, north korean army leadership said wednesday.

The korean demilitarized zone, a strip of land running across the korean peninsula, serves as a buffer zone between north and south korea. North korean gymnast defects to the south 'by leaping over border fence': The dmz is the de facto barrier that divides the korean peninsula roughly much of the border, one of the world's most dangerous flashpoints, is strewn with landmines and laced with barbed wire. Demilitarized zone (dmz), region on the korean peninsula that demarcates north korea from south korea.