South Korea says border blasts that injured 3 officers was likely caused by North Korean mines – WTOP News
The military said a field investigation found blast marks and debris that pointed to North Korea, and it vowed corresponding measures.
- 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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JCS strongly points to NK mine in DMZ blast
South Korea's military said Monday it has determined that a North Korean mine was almost certainly responsible for last week's explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), holding Pyongyang fully responsible and announcing corresponding measures. The military said North Korea bears full responsibility for the incident and that it would take corresponding measures.
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