North Korea Rejects Seoul’s Land Mine Probe, Warns Against DMZ Demining Efforts
Pyongyang dismissed Seoul’s findings as a farce and said border forces would respond immediately to any further entry into its territory.
- On Tuesday, North Korea warned of an "immediate and powerful counteraction" if South Korea intrudes by "even a millimeter" into its territory, responding to Seoul's accusations that Pyongyang planted landmines injuring two soldiers.
- Seoul's military concluded that North Korea planted mines causing a Sept. 21 blast in the Demilitarized Zone that wounded two soldiers; Pyongyang dismissed the findings as a "premeditated farce."
- Since 2024, Pyongyang has deployed up to 7,000 workers to install mines and fences reinforcing border fortifications; the North has ignored dialogue proposals since designating the South a "hostile" state in 2023.
- On Monday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff released footage of mine-clearing operations south of the Military Demarcation Line , while the South demanded an apology for violating the Korean War armistice.
- Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, previously rejected Seoul's demands for an apology; both Koreas remain technically at war since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
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North Korea rejects Seoul’s land mine probe, warns against DMZ demining efforts
North Korea on Tuesday condemned South Korea’s final investigation into a land mine explosion near the inter-Korean border that injured three soldiers and warned that its forces would respond to any South Korean demining activity that crosses into the North’s territory. In a statement issued through the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the DPRK […]
On the 6th, the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs repulsed our military's final announcement that the mine explosion that occurred in the Western Front Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was caused by a landmine laid by the North Korean military, calling it a “childish self-made ploy.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated this in a statement to Korea Central News Agency on the same day. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “Korea unilaterally jo…
N. Korea warns of 'powerful counteraction' if S. Korea intrudes 'even a millimeter' into its territory
North Korea on Tuesday warned of an "immediate and powerful counteraction" if South Korea intrudes even "a millimeter" into its territory, after Seoul signaled corresponding measures over a recent land mine blast at the inter-Korean border that it has blamed on Pyongyang. The North's foreign ministry issued the statement a day after the South's military concluded the mines planted by North Korea caused the Sept. 21 blast on the southern side of …
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People ' s Republic of Korea has declared its readiness to use military force immediately in the event of a violation of the country ' s border by the South Korean armed forces. North Korea will take immediate action in response to the military invasion of the country by force, and it will hand over TASS. The statement of the foreign policy agency circulated by the Central wire agency o…
The North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff's investigation into the DMZ landmine explosion as a self-inflicted act and demanded an immediate halt to interference with border fortification efforts. North Korea raised tensions by stating that it would take strong military countermeasures if the South Korean military encroached on its territory by even 1 millimeter in the future.
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