Seoul concludes North Korea responsible for DMZ mine explosions
South Korea said on Monday that North Korea was responsible for land mine explosions that injured three of its troops in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last month, adding the incident was caused by mines recently planted by the North. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said its conclusion was based on a joint on-site investigation with the United Nations Command and forensic findings received from the…
The Korea Times reports that South Korea has concluded that North Korea is responsible for land mine explosions in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), which injured three of its troops last month. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reached this conclusion following a joint on-site investigation with the United Nations Command and forensic findings from the National Forensic Service.
The incident occurred during a routine South Korean military operation in the western DMZ on September 21, when two troops sustained serious injuries and a third received less serious wounds. JCS Vice Chairman Lt. Gen. Kwon Dae-won stated that the troops were injured by North Korean plastic anti-personnel mines planted south of the Military Demarkation Line (MDL), under the pretext of border-fortification work by North Korea.
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