North Korea tells UN South fabricated landmine incident, KCNA says
Pyongyang said the blast was fabricated and warned it could invoke self-defense after Seoul blamed North Korean mines for injuring three soldiers.
- On Sunday, North Korea wrote to the United Nations Security Council claiming Seoul "fabricated" a September landmine incident to impede the North's border fortification work, state media KCNA reported Monday.
- Last Thursday, South Korean Ambassador to the U.N. Cha Ji-hoon outlined findings from an investigation concluding that North Korean mines caused the Sept. 21 explosion, which injured two South Korean soldiers.
- Pyongyang also accused the South Korean military of a "wanton violation" of the UN Charter, citing warning shots fired at North Korean service personnel working on the fortification project.
- North Korea warned it would "exercise the right to self-defense specified in Article 51 of the U.N. Charter" if Seoul invades its territory or harms its personnel.
- South Korea's defence ministry proposed military talks with the North to reduce the risk of accidental clashes and urged Pyongyang to take responsible measures to restore trust.
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North Korea sent a letter to the UN Security Council accusing South Korea of forging the explosion of a mine that injured three South Korean soldiers, the state press reported on Monday. The North Korean Permanent Representative at the UN sent the letter this Sunday, dealing with the "provocation of the DRC (South Korea), committed by attributing, without foundation, the guilt of a dubious 'mine explosion incident'".
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