North Korea warns of stronger action toward South Korea over mine blast accusations
Pyongyang called Seoul’s probe a premeditated farce and warned of immediate counteraction if South Korean demining crosses the border.
- On Tuesday, North Korea warned of an "immediate and powerful counteraction" if South Korea intrudes by "even a millimeter" into its territory, responding to Seoul's accusations that Pyongyang planted landmines injuring two soldiers.
- Seoul's military concluded that North Korea planted mines causing a Sept. 21 blast in the Demilitarized Zone that wounded two soldiers; Pyongyang dismissed the findings as a "premeditated farce."
- Since 2024, Pyongyang has deployed up to 7,000 workers to install mines and fences reinforcing border fortifications; the North has ignored dialogue proposals since designating the South a "hostile" state in 2023.
- On Monday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff released footage of mine-clearing operations south of the Military Demarcation Line , while the South demanded an apology for violating the Korean War armistice.
- Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, previously rejected Seoul's demands for an apology; both Koreas remain technically at war since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty.
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The Korea Times reports that North Korea has threatened a “radical and powerful countermeasure” if its neighbor moves.
Pyongyang's reaction comes after Seoul claimed North Korea 'deliberately planted' 2 mines inside Demilitarized Zone, which exploded last month and wounded 3 South Korean soldiers
North Korea describes as provocation the findings of the Seoul investigation into mine explosions in the demilitarized zone and threatens to retaliate A South Korean investigation, concluding that
North Korea rejects Seoul’s land mine probe, warns against DMZ demining efforts
North Korea on Tuesday condemned South Korea’s final investigation into a land mine explosion near the inter-Korean border that injured three soldiers and warned that its forces would respond to any South Korean demining activity that crosses into the North’s territory. In a statement issued through the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the DPRK […]
North Korea warns of stronger action toward South Korea over mine blast accusations
North Korea's Foreign Ministry rejected on Tuesday blame from South Korea for a border landmine blast, and threatened its neighbour with "immediate and powerful counteraction" for any violation of territory.
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