South Korea's defence minister confirmed on 2026-09-29 that North Korean mines caused a blast in the demilitarized zone the previous week, injuring two South Korean personnel. The incident escalates military tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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The report into the explosion in Demilitarized Zone threatens to provoke renewed tension between the two Koreas.
South Korea’s defence minister said on Tuesday North Korean mines caused a blast last week that injured two South Korean personnel in the demilitarised zone (DMZ), adding that the incident violated the Korean war armistice agreement and warranted a response against Pyongyang. Defence Minister Kang Shin-chul told a parliamentary committee that the mines were North Korean and appeared to have been p