N. Korea appears 'flustered' by S. Korea's DMZ blast findings, mine-clearing: defense minister

North Korea Appears To Be Taken Aback By South Korea's Investigation Results Blaming Pyongyang For A Recent Mine Blast Near The Inter-Korean Border And Its Subsequent Mine-clearing Operation In The Area, Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul Said Wednesday. Kang's Remarks Came After The North Repeatedly Denied Responsibility For The Sept. 21 Explosion That Severely Injured Two South Korean Soldiers, Dismissing Seoul's Findings As A "farce" Designed To Fabricate Results And Shift The Blame To Pyongyang. The North's Foreign Ministry Made Such Claims In A Statement Released Through State Media Late Tuesday, A Day After The South's Military Concluded Land Mines Deliberately Planted By North Korean Troops Were The Cause Of The Blast South Of The Military Demarcation Line (MDL). The Military Also Conducted An Operation Monday To Remove Additional Mines At The Blast Site. "We Assess That They Were Quite Flustered By Our Responses," Kang Told Lawmakers During A Parliamentary Audit. "Unlike Previous Statements Issued Swiftly, (North Korea) Released The (latest) Statement About A Day After We Announced

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