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  "id": 10806788,
  "title": "North Korea denies South’s claim it was apparently behind DMZ mine blasts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/north-korea-denies-souths-claim-it-was-apparently-behind-dmz-mine-10806788",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T23:07:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/30/north-korea-denies-south-s-claim-it-was-apparently-behind-dmz-mine-blasts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 21, landmine explosions near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) injured three South Korean soldiers, according to state media reports. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, denied Seoul's claim that North Korea was responsible for the blasts. The KCNA news agency quoted Kim Yo Jong saying the allegations were \"too low and dirty\" for the South Korean Republic of Korea. One soldier lost a foot after the explosions, which occurred in the heavily fortified DMZ that has divided the two Koreas since 1953. The South Korean defense ministry concluded that North Korean mines were highly suspected of causing the incidents, calling it a violation of the armistice agreement. Seoul vowed to take corresponding measures against North Korea. Kim Yo Jong accused South Korea of fabricating the allegations to provoke politically and militarily against North Korea. Since 2024, North Korea has been laying mines and building anti-tank barriers along the DMZ as part of efforts to permanently seal it off.",
  "summary": "Three soldiers were injured, with one losing a foot, in the incident at the heavily mined buffer zone dividing the two Koreas since their 1953 armistice.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "North Korea denies South’s claim it was apparently behind DMZ mine blasts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/north-korea-denies-souths-claim-it-was-apparently-behind-dmz-mine",
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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."
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