Seoul concludes North Korea responsible for DMZ land mine explosions

South Korea’s Military Said Monday It Has Concluded That North Korean Forces Planted Mines South Of The Military Demarcation Line (MDL) In The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), In A Violation Of The 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement. The Conclusion, Drawing On A Joint On-site Investigation With The United Nations Command (UNC) And Forensic Findings From The National Forensic Service, Came About Two Weeks After The Sept. 21 Land Mine Explosions Injured Three South Korean Troops. The Joint Chiefs Of Staff (JCS) Said It Carried Out A Mine-clearance Operation In The Area Earlier In The Day, Demanding An Apology From Pyongyang And Warning That Seoul Would Continue Removing North Korean Mines South Of The MDL Unless The North Clears The Mines Voluntarily. “In Conclusion, Based On The Results Of The Joint Investigation With The UNC And Scientific Evidence, We Have Determined That Our Troops Conducting Routine DMZ Operations Sustained Serious Injuries From North Korean Plastic Anti-personnel Mines Planted South Of The MDL, Under The Pretext Of North Korea’s So-called Border-fortification Work,

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