Military knew of suspected NK mine-laying a year before DMZ blast

South Korea’s Military Identified Suspected North Korean Mine-laying Activity South Of The Military Demarcation Line (MDL) And Reported It To Senior Defense Officials A Year Before An Explosion Injured Three Soldiers, Documents Released During A Parliamentary Audit Showed Wednesday. According To Documents The Joint Chiefs Of Staff (JCS) Submitted To Rep. Yu Yong-weon Of The Main Opposition People Power Party, Satellite Imagery Collected On Sept. 23, 2025, Showed Suspected Mine-laying South Of The MDL In The Army’s 25th Division Sector. The Initial Analysis Described The Area As A “suspected Mine-laying Section.” The Assessment Was Reported In Person To Then-JCS Chairman Jin Young-seung The Following Day. Then-Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, Who Was Overseas, Received A Text Message On A Secure Phone And Was Briefed Again After Returning. The Reports Also Warned Of Possible Further MDL Incursions. Three Soldiers Were Injured On Sept. 21 While Clearing A New Search Route For A United Nations Command (UNC) Field Inspection In The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Following A Joint Investiga

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