{
  "id": 12143047,
  "title": "Seoul concludes North Korea responsible for DMZ land mine explosions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/seoul-concludes-north-korea-responsible-for-dmz-land-mine-explosions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T11:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20261005/seoul-concludes-north-korea-responsible-for-dmz-land-mine-explosions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that South Korea’s military has concluded that North Korean forces are responsible for planting mines south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). This conclusion, reached after a joint investigation with the United Nations Command and forensic findings from the National Forensic Service, followed a series of land mine explosions on September 21 that injured three South Korean troops. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) conducted a mine-clearance operation in the area and has demanded an apology from North Korea. The JCS has also warned that Seoul will continue to remove North Korean mines south of the MDL unless Pyongyang voluntarily does so.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul concludes North Korea responsible for DMZ mine explosions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/seoul-concludes-north-korea-responsible-for-dmz-mine-explosions",
        "published": "2026-10-05T08:07:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Seoul probe reveals border mine blast caused by North Korea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/seoul-probe-reveals-border-mine-blast-caused-by-north-korea",
        "published": "2026-10-05T10:20:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}