Posted on 02/06/2006 8:25:41 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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N. Korea: Armed Men Attack N. Korea's Tumen Border
It is revealed that, just before the Lunar New Year's Day, multiple (armed) attacks on border guard by unidentified men occurred along N. Korea's northern border area.
Especially, indications are that some of attackers were carrying automatic weapons and their movements are well-coordinated, leading us to wonder about their background.
Multiple Attacks: According to the sources on N. Korea, on the evening of Jan. 28, a border guard at Namyang Worker's District, Onsung County, N. Hamkyong Province, spotted a few men crossing Tumen River from Kai-san-tun area of China, and attempted to arrest them. A struggle erupted between the guard and the men, and the guard was dead with 38 stab wounds. In principle, two guards as a unit are to be stationed for duty, but the senior of the two went to the village for drinks and the dead guard was alone at the post, according to the report.
The noise of struggle tipped soldiers at the neighboring guard post a few hundred meters away, and the reinforcement came. A pursuit ensued. Feeling pressed, those unidentified attackers ditched their backpacks and escaped to China.
From the abandoned backpacks, three disassembled rifles, ammunition, a cam corder, and Chinese cell phones were recovered. It is not yet exactly known what type of rifles they carried.
Approximately the same time, at the Hoiryong City, 40km away from the site of the incident, unidentified men crossed the Tumen River and fired at a city street and borderguard barracks, and then hurried back to China. There were no return fires from N. Korean soldiers or N. Korean casualties, according to the source.
It is also revealed that similar shooting incidents occurred in Musan County and another location.
Organized Resistance by N. Korea Defectors?: Up to now, we had sporadic incidents of armed N. Korean soldiers crossing the border into China, and committed robbery(or banditry.) On Jan. 17, 8 armed N. Korea soldiers attacked Rang-sui Coal Mine at Tumen City, located in Yanbian Ethnic Korean Autonomous Area, in which one N. Korean soldier is killed and three were arrested. However, it is unprecedented that armed men sneaked into heavily guarded N. Korea and created shooting incidents. It would create serious repercussion.
N. Korean authorities suspect that a dissident group made up of N. Korean defectors are showing their presence through this cross-border raids, according to the source.
In Northern N. Korean area, a rumor is spreading fast, saying, 'They are the work of N. Korean defectors who went to the South.' This rumor says that N. Korean defectors who are not doing well in S. Korea are trying to break into N. Korea and record their actions in order to sell their footages to U.S.. Another rumor alleges that some group is out to sabotage N. Korean-China relation after Kim Jong-il's visit to China.
N. Korean authorities declared the state of emergency and banned movement in this area on Jan. 24, due to Foot-and-Mouth disease since the end of last year in this area. The news of armed attacks compounded the tense atmosphere already triggered by the outbreak of Foot-and-Mouth disease.
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The two spots marked with red characters and "explosion" symbol are the site of armed attacks. The top one is for the stab attack at Namyang Worker's District, the one below for the shooting incident at Hoiryong City. The diagram in the box at the upper-left illustrates how the event at Namyang ensued |
Zu Sung-ha zsh75@donga.com
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This could be the work of "Free North Korean Soldiers' Alliance." They declared their intention to pursue armed struggle against N. Korean regime last December. It is headed by former captain of N. Korean special forces, Lim Chang-yong(photo.) They had a press conference and published their open letter to challenge Kim Jong-il. They claimed that they had 20 members in S. Korea and abroad. All but him remain anonymous, as you can see the photo below. Since they have military background, many of them from NK special forces, they are familiar with N. Korean terrain, and can blend easily with local population. With their former training, they could be a major sore to N. Korean regime. I wonder how Chinese allow this to happen. Apparently their staging area is inside China. Either China is acquiescing or they must have a really good underground network.
Armed Resistance, Ping!
If they are, in fact, fightin the North Korean regime, they're doing God's work. Here's wishing them God's blessing.
Very interesting development.
Thanks for the ping.
Wahoo! Take that wankers! Eat lead commies!
What are their politics? Democratic Socialists? Authoritarian Capitalists? Either way I support them over Kim the Butcher.
Sneaky Pete stuff in kimchi land
Yipppeee!
Are they afraid of bird flu or are those disgises? Kind of reminds me of the Groucho Marx nose and glasses gags.
Sneaky Pete stuff in kimchi land
They are just pissed-off former NKor SpecOps who has scores to settle with brutal Kim Jong-il.
Feed these North Korean patriot Resistance Fighters. Drop supplies and ammo, HELP THEM!!!!
I had the same thought: Is Foot-and-mouth scare real or a excuse to lock down this restive area for an extended period of time?
Unfortunately, I cannot give you the definite answer.
I know people who have been to that river. It is described as gentle and easy to wade across, with gentle slopes and woods on the Chinese side, and fields on the NK side.
How does it look so far with support among S. Koreans? I saw a Korean movie called 2009: Lost Memories. It seems the belief among a lot of S. Koreans is that combinimg with the North is inevitable and for the best. A lot of other things seem to support that appearance. Is that how it is over there.
20 of them? I guess it's a start.
I typed that with a straight face.
OH OH Rack ittt LOL!
CHia pet is not going like this
Why? with only 20 members, what could they hope to accomplish?
Could this happen without Chicom approval?
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