S. Korean military finds 1 N. Korean mine near site of DMZ blast
The South Korean military on Tuesday found one North Korean resin antipersonnel mine near the site of last week's mine explosions inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that left three South Korean service members injured, officials said. The discovery came a day after the military said North Korean land mines were "highly likely" the cause of the Sept. 21 blast south of the Military Demarcation…
On Tuesday, the South Korean military discovered a North Korean resin antipersonnel mine in the vicinity of the site where three of its soldiers were injured last week by a mine explosion on the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The military had previously stated that North Korean land mines were "highly likely" to be responsible for the incident that occurred on September 21 south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) dividing the two nations.
The blast took place during an operation aimed at clearing a path for a joint inspection between the South Korean military and the United Nations Command (UNC) to confirm Seoul's suspicions that North Korea had buried land mines across the border in violation of the armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War. The Joint Chief of Staff reported finding the North Korean mine on Tuesday during the joint inspection with the UNC, which began on Sunday.
The mine discovered by the military is believed to be separate from the one observed and described by the soldiers involved in the earlier operation.
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