Seoul concludes North Korea responsible for DMZ land mine explosions
South Korea’s military said Monday it has concluded that North Korean forces planted mines south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), in a violation of the 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement. The conclusion, drawing on a joint on-site investigation with the United Nations Command (UNC) and forensic findings from the National Forensic Service, came about two…
The Korea Times reports that South Korea’s military has concluded that North Korean forces are responsible for planting mines south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). This conclusion, reached after a joint investigation with the United Nations Command and forensic findings from the National Forensic Service, followed a series of land mine explosions on September 21 that injured three South Korean troops.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) conducted a mine-clearance operation in the area and has demanded an apology from North Korea. The JCS has also warned that Seoul will continue to remove North Korean mines south of the MDL unless Pyongyang voluntarily does so.
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