S Korea finds holes in North's border fence
South Korea has put frontline troops on high alert after finding two holes cut in the wire along its heavily fortified buffer zone with North Korea.
A spokesman said it was highly possible that North Korean spies or commandos had infiltrated into the south.
Roadblocks have been set up and officials said reservists might be called up to search for any intruders.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The alert coincides with a visit by US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who is on the final leg of an East Asian tour.
Powell has been trying to revive stalled six-way talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons plans.
The two holes, about 40cm (16 inches) wide, were found in the parallel fences that mark the southern boundary of the 4km-wide demilitarised zone that separates the two Koreas.
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