Rebecca Shepherd
8:59 PM, May 18 2021 GMT+1
This is the moment a North Korean soldier attempted to cross the Korean Demilitarised Zone from north to south. Watch in the clip below:
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With the border known as one of the most dangerous in the world, Oh Chong Song made a dash for freedom and was shot five times in the process - although he survived.
The North Korean defector was peppered with bullets back in November 2017 as he tried to flee his homeland and get to South Korea.
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The footage was filmed on 13 November 2017, when surveillance cameras captured him smashing through a military checkpoint in a green jeep.
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