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S. Korea to North: We Want 'Sincere Apology' for Hurt Soldiers
Newser • • world
Key Points:
- South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff concluded that mines planted by North Korea just south of the border exploded, injuring three South Korean soldiers working on a patrol route.
- The conclusion was based on a joint investigation with the UN Command, forensic analysis of explosives on soldiers' uniforms, and discovery of another North Korean mine near the blast site.
- South Korea demanded North Korea apologize and remove the mines, which violate the Korean War armistice agreement prohibiting hostile acts and unauthorized border crossings in the Demilitarized Zone.
- North Korea has frequently violated the military demarcation line, with 17 incursions last year and 50 so far in 2026, prompting South Korea to fire warning shots.
- South Korea has removed a minefield near the blast site and plans to clear others unless North Korea acts first, while North Korea's Kim Yo Jong threatened "merciless retaliatory action" if South Korea fires on its soldiers.
