'Self-Staged Farce': Kim Yo Jong Denies North Korean Role in DMZ Mine Blast
Seoul says North Korean mines likely caused the blast that injured 3 soldiers, while Pyongyang calls the finding fabricated and threatens retaliation.
- On Wednesday, North Korea denied responsibility for a Demilitarized Zone land mine blast that injured three South Korean soldiers on Sept. 21, dismissing Seoul's findings as a "conspiratorial farce" and threatening "immediate and merciless" retaliation.
- South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff announced Monday that North Korean mines were "highly likely" the cause, a finding that violated the Armistice Agreement, prompting Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul to warn Seoul would take "corresponding measures" if confirmed.
- Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, accused the South of provocation, claiming North Korean soldiers "have never crossed the border" and describing border fortification work as "only a thorough exercise of sovereignty."
- Warning of "tactical counterattack means," the North Korean army threatened action toward the Demilitarized Zone area near South Korea's 21st Infantry Division of the 3rd Corps, with border units already issued counteraction principles.
- Since April 2024, North Korea has fortified the border with mines and anti-tank barriers, as authorities reported North Korean troops recently increased Military Demarcation Line crossings, with more than 20 cases recorded last month alone.
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A landmine explosion in the DMZ injured three South Korean soldiers and revealed a new pattern of North Korean provocations that push the boundaries of control along the…
North Korea has rejected South Korea's accusations that a North Korean mine caused an explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that injured three South Korean soldiers, two of them seriously, on September 21. Pyongyang's position was presented by Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and disseminated by the state news agency KCNA, BTA reports. Kim Yo-jong said that North Korea did not intentionally lay mines in the area and d…
DMZ mine blasts ignite new crisis: North Korea denies responsibility as tensions surge on Korean border
Three South Korean soldiers were wounded by two landmine explosions on September 21 near the military demarcation line in the western DMZ. South Korea and the UN Command concluded North Korean mines caused the blasts, calling it an armistice violation. North Korean leader Kim Yo-jong rejected the findings as a "conspiratorial farce" and threatened retaliation if South fires on border workers. The DMZ remains one of the world's most fortified …
In response to North Korean Workers' Party General Affairs Director Kim Yo-jong strongly denying the landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) as a "self-staged farce by Seoul," the Ministry of Unification issued a statement on the 1st, stating, "This has once again confirmed the high wall of distrust between the South and North resulting from the hostile and confrontational policies of the past few years."
North Korea denies any involvement in the explosion at the inter-Korean border of 21 September and raises the shot: immediate and ruthless reprisals. North Korea denies any involvement in the explosion at the inter-Korean border of 21 September and raises the shot: immediate and ruthless reprisals. North Korea denies any involvement in the explosion at the inter-Korean border of 21 September.
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