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North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un was reportedly furious with all of his border guards at the DMZ after being humiliated after a defector escaped into South Korea.

The border guard, known only by his surname Oh, fled by army vehicle and then on foot as he was shot at by North Korean guards.

Gordon Chang, an expert and author on North Korea, claimed that the defector’s escape appeared to be a plot by Kim Jong-un's own guards.

He said: “These North Korean guards had plenty of warning that this guy was going to jump the border and they didn’t kill him.”