South Korean military, UN command launch investigation into DMZ explosion
About 20 personnel cleared a route for a joint probe after a suspected mine blast injured two soldiers, the military said.
- On Saturday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the United Nations Command conducted a joint survey at a suspected mine blast site inside the Demilitarized Zone to secure an access route ahead of an on-site probe.
- Monday's explosion south of the Military Demarcation Line severely injured two officers from the 25th Infantry Division, a front-line unit on the western section of the heavily fortified border.
- A survey team comprising about 20 personnel reached the vicinity using mine detectors, including members of the JCS' on-site investigation task force led by the JCS vice chairman.
- Rep. Han Dong-hoon asserted the military rejected an earlier UNC proposal to launch the probe on the blast day, claiming the government moved the investigation to Sunday instead of Tuesday following public outcry.
- The JCS is preparing for a thorough joint probe with the UNC while "prioritizing the safety of our service members," officials said, promising to "objectively and transparently explain" investigation results to the public.
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The South Korean ARMY and the UN are investigating a mine explosion in the DMZ that injured three soldiers. The opposition suspects that the mine is North Korean, and the results of the investigation will be made public.
South Korean military, UN command launch investigation into DMZ explosion
South Korea's military and the United Nations Command launched a joint investigation into a landmine explosion near the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Sunday, as opposition lawmakers called for transparency about the origins of the device.
Korean military, UNC conduct joint probe on DMZ blast site: JCS
Korea's military has conducted a joint on-site investigation with the U.N. Command (UNC) to look into the cause of a suspected mine blast inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last week, officials said Sunday. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said a survey team comprising some 40 personnel reached the vicinity of the suspected explosion site inside the DMZ and surveyed the area using mine detectors. The joint probe comes just six days after the exp…
On the 26th, the military and the United Nations Command deployed troops to the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to conduct preparatory activities for an on-site investigation into a suspected landmine explosion that recently occurred on the western front. This comes five days after the accident occurred on the 21st. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) stated on this day, “The military and the UN Command today jointly [conducted] an investigation into a sus…
The military and the United Nations Command carried out preliminary work, such as securing movement routes and inspecting the operational environment, to investigate the site of the landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone that occurred on the 21st. Amid controversy over delays in the response to the accident, military authorities plan to proceed with the investigation prioritizing safety and security. A full-scale joint on-site investigatio…
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