{
  "id": 10581443,
  "title": "Lee calls for thorough probe of mine blast, vows necessary measures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/lee-calls-for-thorough-probe-of-mine-blast-vows-necessary-measures-10581443",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T01:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260929/lee-calls-for-thorough-probe-of-mine-blast-vows-necessary-measures"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung has called for a thorough investigation into a mine blast inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that injured three South Korean soldiers. According to The Korea Times, Lee made the remark during a Cabinet meeting at Cheong Wa Dae.\n\nThe military had announced preliminary findings that the explosion was highly likely to have been caused by illegally planted North Korean mines. The opposition People Power Party had accused the government of delaying an inspection of the site due to concerns that President Lee's call for sanctions relief would be undermined if North Korea was found responsible.\n\nCheong Wa Dae rejected allegations that the timing of the military's inspection was tied to President Lee's remarks on sanctions relief for North Korea ahead of the U.N. General Assembly, according to Yonhap News and The Korea Times. A presidential official stated that the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the U.N. Command planned and decided on the timing of the inspection based purely on a military judgment.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Lee calls for thorough probe of mine blast, vows necessary measures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/urgent-lee-calls-for-thorough-probe-of-mine-blast-vows-necessary",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:16:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Cheong Wa Dae denies military inspection of mine blast site connected to Lee's UN remarks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/cheong-wa-dae-denies-military-inspection-of-mine-blast-site-connected",
        "published": "2026-09-29T01:37:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}