U.N. Command, South Korea Say North Korean Mines Violated Armistice
A joint investigation found North Korean mines likely caused the blast that injured three South Korean soldiers, two of them critically.
- On Wednesday, the United Nations Command confirmed the September 21 landmine explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone violated the Armistice Agreement, identifying an active North Korean anti-personnel mine south of the Military Demarcation Line.
- Since 2024, when North Korean leader Kim Jong-un designated South Korea his 'principal enemy,' Pyongyang has laid mines and built anti-tank barriers along the frontier to permanently seal the border, causing accidental crossings by North Korean soldiers.
- Three South Korean soldiers sustained serious injuries in the September 21 blast, with one losing a foot; South Korean Minister of National Defense Kang Shin-chul stated the military 'has a range of necessary measures at our disposal.'
- Seoul demanded an apology from North Korea on Wednesday, while Kim Yo-jong, sister of leader Kim Jong-un, denied involvement and warned of 'merciless' retaliation if the South takes corresponding measures.
- South Korea resumed anti-Pyongyang loudspeaker broadcasts, though experts like Lee Ho-ryung of the Korea Institute for Defense Analyses warn 'the possibility of a military provocation cannot be ruled out,' leaving Seoul few realistic options to respond without escalating tensions.
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South Korea condemned North Korea after its soldiers were injured by a landmine in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), while the United Nations confirmed the incident constituted a violation of the armistice agreement. Pyongyang denied the allegations, claiming Seoul fabricated the story.
North Korea qualified Wednesday as "a South Korean farce that established that the Phenian is responsible for the mine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone, which resulted in South Korean soldiers being injured, while the UN Command claimed that the incident constitutes a violation of the Korean War truce, according to Reuters. Kim Yo Jong, ...
Seoul, 30 Sep (EFE).- The United Nations Command (UNC), the military force led by the United States to oversee the armistice between the two Koreas, warned this Wednesday of a "violation" of the agreement for the recent mine explosions in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). "Based on the findings of the investigation, [...] The Seoul entry demands that Pionyang apologize for the explosion of mines at the border was first published in HolaNews.
UN Command says DMZ blast involving North Korean mine violated armistice
The U.N. Command (UNC) on Wednesday determined North Korea’s land mine that exploded on South Korea’s side of the western section of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Sept. 21 violated the Armistice Agreement. The UNC said in a statement that it conducted joint on-site investigations with the South Korean military and found an “active DPRK […]
South Korea demands North apologise for DMZ mine blasts
Seoul and Pyongyang remain technically at war since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in a truce, not a peace treaty. Three South Korean officers were severely injured in the September 21 explosion inside the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ), the heavily mined buffer dividing the two Koreas since their 1953 armistice. One lost his foot. On September 21, "South Korean soldiers sustained serious injuries from North Korean landmines while conducting normal sear…
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