Korean Truce Village to Be Free of Arms

For the first time in decades, the 1953 truce village between North and South Korea will be weapons-free by Saturday. The two Koreas agreed last month to remove arms from Panmunjom, officially known as the Joint Security Area. Armed soldiers from the North and the U.S.-led United Nations Command have glowered at each other across the frontier since the 1953 armistice that ended the fighting in Korea. As soon as North and South Korean defense officials and U.N. experts verify the...

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