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South Korea Suspects North Korean Mines Behind DMZ Blast

Summary by Al Jazeera
The report into the explosion in Demilitarized Zone threatens to provoke renewed tension between the two Koreas.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporters Kim Hyo-jeong and Yoon Bo-ram = The military suspects that the cause of the explosion that injured our troops in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the western front on the 21st was a North Korean landmine...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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It was revealed on the 28th that landmine explosions in the Western Front Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) occurred twice approximately 10 meters south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), taking place just as operational troops were about to withdraw after completing the clearing of a new search route. Three soldiers collapsed from the first explosion, and a search operation was launched toward them.

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Was it mindful of Lee's UN speech? The military remained silent despite hearing testimonies regarding North Korean landmines; a belated investigation conducted a week after the accident. On the 28th, the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced interim investigation results regarding the landmine explosion that occurred on the 21st in the southern DMZ within the jurisdiction of the Army's 25th Division in Paju, Gyeonggi Province, stating that there is a …

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[Cable News] A South Korean soldier was injured by a landmine while on duty in the border region with North Korea. South Korea released preliminary investigation results, saying that the landmine was most likely planted by North Korea.

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조선일보 broke the news on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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