{
  "id": 10942174,
  "title": "NK soldiers intrude across MDL around 50 times in Aug.-Sept. period: lawmaker",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/nk-soldiers-intrude-across-mdl-around-50-times-in-aug-sept-period-10942174",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T12:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260930/nk-soldiers-intrude-across-mdl-around-50-times-in-aug-sept-period-lawmaker"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "North Korean soldiers have been intruding across the inter-Korean border around 50 times between August and September, according to a lawmaker. The North's soldiers crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) into the South around 20 times in August and approximately 30 times in September. In response to these incursions, South Korean military issued warning broadcasts and fired warning shots, causing the North Korean soldiers to retreat. The South Korean military also blamed North Korea for a land mine explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that injured its troops, demanding an apology and responsible measures from Pyongyang. North Korea denied involvement in the Sept. 21 mine blast and dismissed Seoul's claims as a \"groundless conspiracy.\"",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korean soldiers intrude across MDL around 50 times in Aug.-Sept. period: lawmaker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/n-korean-soldiers-intrude-across-mdl-around-50-times-in-aug-sept",
        "published": "2026-09-30T10:37:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "NK soldiers intrude across MDL around 50 times in Aug.-Sept. period: lawmaker",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/nk-soldiers-intrude-across-mdl-around-50-times-in-aug-sept-period",
        "published": "2026-09-30T12:27:02.000Z"
      }
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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."
}