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…
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), violating the 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement. The conclusion, based on a joint on-site investigation with the United Nations Command (UNC) and forensic findings from the National Forensic Service, came two weeks after the Sept.
21 land mine explosions injured three South Korean troops. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) has carried out a mine-clearance operation in the area, demanding an apology from Pyongyang and warning that Seoul will continue removing North Korean mines south of the MDL unless the North does so voluntarily.
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