Seoul: South Korea's military reported that it fired warning shots at a group of North Korean soldiers who crossed the military demarcation line within the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas.

According to Yonhap News Agency, about 10 North Korean soldiers returned to the North after the South Korean military issued warning broadcasts and fired warning shots in an eastern front-line area at around 5 p.m., stated the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

The JCS mentioned that South Korea's military is "closely monitoring the movement of the North Korean military and taking necessary measures in accordance with the operational procedures."

The JCS suggested that the North Korean soldiers' border crossing seemed to have occurred accidentally while they were on a regular patrol. "It appears that they were on a reconnaissance mission ahead of some preparatory work, and they may have crossed the military demarcation line by mistake due to the terrain," a military official said.