{
  "id": 12575860,
  "title": "PM says S. Korea should keep demanding N. Korea's apology over land mine blast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pm-says-s-korea-should-keep-demanding-n-koreas-apology-over-land-mine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261007/pm-says-s-korea-should-keep-demanding-n-koreas-apology-over-land-mine-blast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Prime Minister Han Seong-sook stated on Wednesday that South Korea must continue to request an apology from North Korea for a recent land mine explosion that severely injured a South Korean soldier near the heavily fortified border between the countries. Investigations have identified land mines deliberately placed by North Korea on the South's side of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) as the cause of the September 21 incident, which left three South Korean soldiers wounded, two critically. One of the seriously injured, a lieutenant colonel, had one of his ankles blown off in the blast. Despite South Korea's insistence on seeking an apology from North Korea, the North has denied any responsibility, with Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of leader Kim Jong-un, accusing Seoul of fabricating evidence and threatening \"merciless\" retaliation if Seoul takes any retaliatory actions. The prime minister expressed her belief that there should indeed be an official apology from North Korea now that it has been clearly established that the country was responsible for the incident.",
  "summary": "Prime Minister Han Seong-sook said Wednesday that South Korea should keep asking North Korea to apologize over the recent land mine blast that blew off the ankle of a South Korean military officer at the heavily armed border between the two sides. South Korea has determined that land mines deliberately planted by North Korea on the South's side of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) were the…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korea demands apology from North Korea for land mine blast.",
    "Three South Korean soldiers wounded, two critically, in September 21 incident.",
    "North Korea denies responsibility, threatens retaliation if Seoul acts."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Hankyoreh",
        "title": "North Korea calls DMZ mine blast a ‘farce,’ vows ‘powerful’ response if border is violated",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/north-korea-calls-dmz-mine-blast-a-farce-vows-powerful-response-if",
        "published": "2026-10-07T06:26:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "PM says S. Korea should keep demanding N. Korea's apology over land mine blast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pm-says-s-korea-should-keep-demanding-n-koreas-apology-over-land-mine-12579757",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:30:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "PM says S. Korea should keep demanding N. Korea's apology over land mine blast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pm-says-s-korea-should-keep-demanding-n-koreas-apology-over-land-mine-12579503",
        "published": "2026-10-07T08:12:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}