{
  "id": 11404761,
  "title": "N. Korean leader's sister again denies responsibility over DMZ mine blast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/n-korean-leaders-sister-again-denies-responsibility-over-dmz-mine-11404761",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T09:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261002/n-korean-leaders-sister-again-denies-responsibility-over-dmz-mine-blast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, continued to deny any involvement in the recent land mine blast inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on Friday. The statement, released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), echoed her earlier denial of responsibility this week, contradicting South Korean military findings that pointed the blame directly at North Korea. South Korea's military had urged Pyongyang to issue an apology and cease fortification activities along the border. Kim Yo-jong dismissed the South Korean findings as \"groundless\" during her address, claiming that South Korea's intention is to \"close the door to South Korea for good.\" She further mocked Seoul's request for an apology, characterizing their response as a \"clown show.\" President Lee Jae Myung had pledged to persistently seek practical solutions to reduce military tensions with North Korea, but Kim's continued denial of responsibility added another layer of tension to the already strained relations between the two Koreas.",
  "summary": "Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, on Friday reiterated her denial of responsibility for the recent blast caused by North Korean land mines inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). In a statement carried by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), she repeated her earlier denial this week, rejecting the South Korean military's findings that blamed the North for the…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korean leader's sister again denies responsibility over DMZ mine blast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/n-korean-leaders-sister-again-denies-responsibility-over-dmz-mine-11401131",
        "published": "2026-10-02T08:42:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korean leader's sister again denies responsibility over DMZ mine blast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/n-korean-leaders-sister-again-denies-responsibility-over-dmz-mine",
        "published": "2026-10-02T09:07:02.000Z"
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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."
}