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South Korean Probe Concludes Pyongyang Planted DMZ Mines
On Monday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff concluded that North Korean mines planted south of the Military Demarcation Line caused the September 21 explosion, severely injuring three South Korean soldiers.
Since April 2024, North Korea has fortified the border by deploying up to 7000 workers to install fences and mines, resulting in approximately 50 incidents of border crossings.
Forensic analysis of TNT and thermosetting resin components identified the device as a North Korean-made plastic anti-personnel mine, according to Kwon Dae-won, vice chairman of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
While Seoul's military urged the North to "immediately remove the mines" and apologize, Pyongyang's Kim Yo-jong dismissed the accusation as "groundless," denying responsibility for blasts violating the Armistice Agreement.
The DMZ remains one of the world's most heavily armed borders, with an estimated 2 million mines littering the zone, creating persistent risks of military clashes between the two Koreas technically at war.