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South Korea says border blasts that injured 3 officers were likely caused by North Korean mines
A joint probe with the United Nations Command found 2 mines likely caused the blast, and Seoul said it will hold Pyongyang responsible.
- On Monday, South Korea's military determined it was "highly likely" that North Korean mines caused explosions on September 21 in the Demilitarised Zone, injuring three soldiers.
- The Demilitarised Zone, a 248-kilometer, 4-kilometer-wide border, remains one of the world's most heavily fortified areas where North Korea has recently added mines and anti-tank barriers.
- A reconnaissance team was establishing a patrol route when two consecutive explosions injured three soldiers, two seriously, during an operation inspected with the United Nations Command.
- Staff Vice Chairman Kwon Dae-won announced that South Korea will hold North Korea fully responsible, warning the military will take "appropriate and corresponding measures."
- Amid deteriorating relations in recent years over North Korea's nuclear program, this incident echoes the 2015 landmine explosions that sharply raised tensions between the Koreas.
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There are hundreds of thousands of landmines in the border region between North and South Korea. According to Seoul, the north recently relocates more explosives. A little later, two mines explode, three soldiers are injured. South Korea threatens with consequences.
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PressNewsAgencySeoul says North Korean mines ‘highly suspected’ as cause of DMZ blast
South Korea and the UN Command have inspected the area inside the Demilitarised Zone where a blast injured three South Korean military officers.
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South Korea's military said Monday that a North Korean mine was likely the cause of an explosion in the demilitarized zone between the North and the South last week that injured three South Korean soldiers.
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