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U.N. Command, South Korea say North Korean mines violated armistice
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The United Nations Command and South Korea's military said Wednesday that North Korean land mines found in the Demilitarized Zone constituted a violation of the Korean War armistice agreement.
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South Korea Says Border Blasts That Injured 3 Officers Was Likely Caused by North Korean Mines
Headline from Military.com ·
North Korea Land Mines ‘Highly Likely’ Behind DMZ Explosion, Seoul Says
Headline from Wall Street Journal ·
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U.N. Command, South Korea say North Korean mines violated armistice
South Korean troops reported seeing an object resembling a type of North Korean land mine near explosions that injured three officers in the DMZ last week, the military said Monday.
South Korea’s military says a set of explosions that injured three of its officers last week inside the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone separating the Koreas were likely caused by North Korean mines
South Korea's defence chief said Tuesday that the preliminary findings of an investigation into last week's landmine explosion inside the Demilitarised Zone found North Korea responsible, saying the blast violated the armistice agreement.
The blasts that wounded three South Korean soldiers last week were apparently caused by North Korean mines, Seoul said Tuesday, adding it was an armistice violation that would prompt "corresponding measures".
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has rejected South Korean findings that North Korea likely planted the land mines that injured three South Korean soldiers last week. She threatened to retaliate if the South fires at North Korean troops conducting border fortification work.
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un denied a South Korean claim that North Korea was apparently behind landmine blasts last week that injured three soldiers, state media reported Wednesday.
The United Nations Command and South Korea's military said Wednesday that North Korean land mines found in the Demilitarized Zone constituted a violation of the Korean War armistice agreement.
Blast during search operation near border fuels political tensions amid attempts to revive diplomatic channels South Korea has demanded an apology from North Korea over a landmine blast that injured three soldiers, saying they were hurt by North Korean mines on the southern side of the border.
