N. Korean leader's sister again denies responsibility over DMZ mine blast
Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Friday reiterated her denial of responsibility for the recent blast caused by North Korean land mines inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). In a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), she repeated her earlier denial this week, rejecting the South Korean military's findings that blamed the North for the…
Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, again denied any responsibility for the recent mine blast inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) during a wreath-laying ceremony in Hanoi, Vietnam on March 2, 2019. She reiterated her earlier denial in a statement released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), rejecting the South Korean military's findings that blamed the North for the incident.
South Korea's military had urged Pyongyang to apologize and cease fortification work on the border. Kim claimed that the reason for fortifying their border was to "close the door to South Korea for good" and dismissed South Korea's findings as "groundless." President Lee Jae Myung pledged to continue seeking practical ways to reduce military tensions with North Korea and mocked Seoul's call for an apology, describing it as a "clown show."
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