{
  "id": 12579503,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T08:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "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": "South Korean Prime Minister Han Seong-sook has emphasized that her nation should continue pressing North Korea to extend an apology for a recent land mine explosion near their heavily fortified border. This incident, which occurred on September 21, severely injured three South Korean soldiers, with one losing an ankle. Military authorities have attributed the blast to land mines intentionally placed by North Korea, but Pyongyang has denied responsibility, with Kim Yo-jong, sister of leader Kim Jong-un, accusing Seoul of making up the evidence and threatening \"merciless\" retaliation if Seoul retaliates. Despite this, the prime minister maintains that North Korea must acknowledge its role in the attack.",
  "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…",
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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",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:42:04.000Z"
      }
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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."
}