A North Korean defector who escaped to the South more than a decade ago was detained after attempting to cross back into North Korea on a stolen bus, police said.

South Korean police have detained a North Korean defector for attempting to cross the heavily-guarded border back to the North on a stolen bus. The man was caught Tuesday on the Unification Bridge that separates the two Koreas,

A North Korean defector was arrested in South Korea after attempting to cross the heavily fortified border back into his country using a stolen bus. The man, in his 30s, stole the vehicle from a garage in Paju,