Seoul, South Korea — An unidentified North Korean man crossed the heavily fortified land border separating the two Koreas and is in South Korean custody, the South’s military said Friday.

South Korea's army says a North Korean man crossed the mine-strewn border separating the two countries. The South Korean military said it identified and tracked the unarmed man on Thursday night, before troops approached him near the Demilitarized Zone. He was taken into custody.

A North Korean man who identified himself as a civilian crossed the heavily fortified military demarcation line between the two Koreas and was taken into custody, the South's military said Friday.