South Korea prepares measures to force North Korea to apologize for DMZ mine explosion

A spokesperson for the South Korean Ministry of National Defense said that South Korea is preparing to take countermeasures to force North Korea to apologize for the landmine explosion in the demilitarized zone on the border between the two Koreas. The picture shows South Korean President Lee Jae-myung. (European News Agency)

A spokesperson for the South Korean Ministry of National Defense stated on the 6th that South Korea is preparing to take countermeasures to force North Korea to apologize for the landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the border between the two Koreas. The incident injured three South Korean soldiers, two of whom were seriously injured.

According to a Reuters report, on September 21, while the frontline troops of the South Korean military were conducting a search mission on the South Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone, a landmine explosion occurred, injuring three soldiers. After a joint investigation by the South Korean military and the United Nations Command, a North Korean-made anti-personnel landmine was discovered. The United Nations Command stated on September 30 that the landmine incident violated the armistice agreement.

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South Korean Defense Ministry spokesperson Chung Bin-na (transliteration) pointed out on the 6th that South Korea will take measures to force North Korea to apologize. Zheng Guangna did not disclose the specific measures.

Zheng Guangna claimed that South Korea requested negotiations with North Korea to discuss the differences in the identification of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL). Chung Kwang-na stressed that North Korea must clear the landmines it has planted in the demilitarized zone south of the military demarcation line, adding that the two Koreas' different views on the demarcation line were one of the factors causing tensions.

The Military Demarcation Line is more than 200 kilometers long, extending from the east coast to the west coast of the Korean Peninsula. There are about 1,900 boundary markers along the line. Since the Korean War ended in 1953 and the demarcation line was drawn, some sections of the demarcation line are now difficult to confirm because the DMZ has been strictly restricted for many years and people's access has been very limited.

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