{
  "id": 16014009,
  "title": "PPP urges gov't to resume loudspeaker broadcasts against N. Korea's mine blast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ppp-urges-govt-to-resume-loudspeaker-broadcasts-against-n-koreas-mine-16014009",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T07:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261022/ppp-urges-govt-to-resume-loudspeaker-broadcasts-against-n-koreas-mine-blast"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The People Power Party (PPP) has once again urged the government to resume loudspeaker broadcasts along the inter-Korean border, in protest of recent mine blasts in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and to replace key security officials responsible for the incident. The opposition party accused President Lee Jae Myung of failing to take decisive action following the Sept. 21 blasts, which were confirmed to be caused deliberately by North Korea. The PPP's floor leader, Jeong Jeom-sig, expressed deep concern over President Lee's inability to distinguish between an attack and a land mine provocation, or between an unfortunate accident and a deliberate act. He questioned how the nation could possibly consider regaining wartime operational control (OPCON) when the commander-in-chief cannot even differentiate between an enemy attack and a defensive action, or between a mine explosion and an accidental incident. Rep. Jeong demanded the immediate resignation of Unification Minister Chu.",
  "summary": "The main opposition People Power Party (PPP) on Thursday renewed calls for the government to resume loudspeaker broadcasts along the inter-Korean border to protest against recent mine blasts in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), and to replace top security officials here over the incident that left three South Korean soldiers injured. The PPP accused President Lee Jae Myung of failing to take action…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) S. Korea urges N. Korea to stop border escalation acts amid Pyongyang's loudspeaker threat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/lead-s-korea-urges-n-korea-to-stop-border-escalation-acts-amid",
        "published": "2026-10-22T05:29:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "PPP urges gov't to resume loudspeaker broadcasts against N. Korea's mine blast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/ppp-urges-govt-to-resume-loudspeaker-broadcasts-against-n-koreas-mine",
        "published": "2026-10-22T06:57:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}