Defense Minister Song Young-moo visited the Joint Security Area on Monday to check the route a fleeing North Korean soldier took last week.

Multiple bullet holes marked the scene on the southern side of the JSA from shots fired by North Korean guards. Five bullet marks were found near the ventilator at Freedom House in the truce village of Panmunjom, where the soldier collapsed.

The lower part of the wall and even a tree next to the building were dimpled with shots.

