Lee visits soldiers injured by land mine in DMZ, pledges due compensation
President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday paid an unexpected visit to the soldiers injured in last week's land mine explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and pledged to provide due compensation, a presidential spokesperson said. Lee visited the wounded soldiers at a military hospital and offered words of comfort to them and their family members, presidential spokesperson Kim Sung-wan said. On…
President Lee Jae Myung made an unexpected visit to soldiers injured by a land mine explosion on September 21st inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Wednesday, according to a presidential spokesperson. The visit took place at a military hospital where Lee comforted the wounded soldiers and their families, stated Kim Sung-wan, the spokesperson.
On September 21st, two land mine explosions occurred on the southern side of the DMZ, a buffer zone between North and South Korea. The explosions left three soldiers wounded, with two sustaining serious injuries. A joint investigation by the South Korean military and the United Nations Command (UNC) found that the mines were planted by North Korean forces, violating the Korean armistice that ended the 1950-53 Korean War.
However, Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, disputed the UNC's findings, accusing Seoul of fabricating the results for malicious intent.
During the visit, Lee emphasized the importance of the soldiers focusing on their recovery and assured them of the government's commitment to providing due compensation.
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