North Korean DMZ Landmine Blast 'Violation of Armistice'
- On Tuesday, Defence Minister Kang Shin-chul announced that an investigation confirmed a September 21 landmine blast inside the Demilitarized Zone injured three South Korean soldiers and was caused by a North Korean anti-personnel mine.
- While the 4-km-wide DMZ remains officially demilitarized, its boundaries are among the world's most heavily fortified frontiers, littered with landmines that separate the two Koreas.
- A joint survey team, comprising South Korean military officials and the U.N. Command's Military Armistice Commission, has conducted an on-site inspection since Sunday to determine the blast's cause.
- "This is a clear violation of the armistice agreement," Minister Kang told the National Defense Committee, adding the military will implement "corresponding measures" in stages.
- Seoul and Pyongyang remain technically at war since the 1953 truce ended the Korean War without a formal peace treaty, heightening tensions along the fortified border.
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S. Korean military finds 1 N. Korean resin antipersonnel mine during on-site probe into DMZ blast
The South Korean military on Tuesday found one North Korean resin antipersonnel mine during an on-site inspection into last week's mine explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), officials said. The revelation came a day after the military said North Korean land mines were "highly likely" the cause of the Sept. 21 explosion south of the Military Demarcation Line (DML) within the DMZ separating the two Koreas. The incident left three South Ko…
North Korean DMZ landmine blast 'violation of armistice'
The September 21 blast injured three South Korean troops, one of whom lost a foot, inside the DMZ, the heavily mined buffer zone dividing the two Koreas. The minister's comments came a day after the defence ministry said North Korean mines were "highly suspected" of causing the two explosions last week. "This is a clear violation of the armistice agreement, and since North Korea bears responsibility, we will take corresponding measures," Defence…
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced on the 29th that it discovered one additional North Korean plastic anti-personnel mine during the third on-site investigation regarding the landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the western front. In a text message notification on the same day, the JCS stated, "We discovered one North Korean plastic anti-personnel mine near the explosion site," adding, "We assess that this mine is differe…
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