North Korea Denies Planting Mines that Injured 3 South Korean Soldiers, Accuses Seoul of Conspiracy
Kim Yo-jong said North Korean troops never crossed the border and warned of immediate retaliation if South Korea fires on border builders.
- On Wednesday, Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, rejected South Korean findings that North Korean land mines caused the September 21 explosion, calling the assessment a "conspiratorial farce."
- The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff previously announced a "very high possibility" that North Korean mines caused the blast, which injured three South Korean soldiers near the military demarcation line.
- Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul told lawmakers Tuesday that North Korea likely violated the Armistice Agreement by planting mines at "several locations," noting Seoul would consider "corresponding measures" in stages.
- Kim warned that if the South fires at North Korean troops, "our border units will take immediate and merciless retaliatory action," while insisting North Korean soldiers never crossed the border.
- North Korea has increasingly fortified the border in recent years, abandoning shared statehood for a hostile "two-state" system, while rejecting U.S. calls to revive diplomacy that collapsed in 2019.
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HandelsblattAfter the mine explosion with three wounded South Korean soldiers, North Korea rejects the allegations from Seoul. Kim's sister speaks of a "conspiracy farce".
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cedarnews.netKim Yo-Jong – sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un – is rejecting South Korea’s claim that North Korea was behind explosions in the demilitarized zone between the countries last week. She calls the statement “dirty,” among other things. The explosions occurred on September 21 in the heavily mined buffer zone, leading to the death of three South Korean soldiers.
DPRK warns Seoul over blame for mine blast
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Wednesday that South Korea will pay a price for shifting the blame to Pyongyang for a mine blast that wounded two South Koreans at the Demilitarized Zone border and warned it will retaliate if the South opens fire on its troops. South Korea's defence minister said on Tuesday that DPRK mines caused a blast last week and that it would take "corresponding" action. Kang Shin-chul also said Pyo…
North Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers, accuses Seoul of conspiracy – WTOP News
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday rejected South Korean findings that North Korea likely planted the land mines that injured three South Korean soldiers last week. She threatened to retaliate if the South fires at North Korean troops conducting border fortification work. Three South...
North Korea denies planting mines that injured 3 South Korean soldiers
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday rejected South Korean findings that North Korea likely planted the land mines that injured three South Korean soldiers last week.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea denies being involved in a recent mine-explosion incident in the demilitarized zone and accuses South Korea of falsifying the results of the investigation. "The military gangsters of the RKK (Republic of Korea-IF) have recently published some outcome of an investigation into the mine explosion in the southern border line area and have committed yet another provocation against us." According to the statem…
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