S. Korea sends letter to UNSC urging N. Korea to take responsibility for DMZ mine blasts

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has sent a letter to the president of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) over last month's land mine explosion incident near the inter-Korean border that injured three South Korean soldiers, calling for North Korea to apologize and take responsibility for the incident, according to officials Thursday.

South Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Cha Ji-hoon sent the roughly two-page letter to his Greek counterpart, who holds the rotating Security Council presidency, outlining the findings of an investigation into the Sept. 21 explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), according to the South Korean mission to the U.N.

The letter is said to emphasize that the explosion was caused by a land mine planted by North Korean troops and constituted a violation of the Korean War Armistice Agreement.

It also called on Pyongyang to take responsible measures and engage in dialogue to prevent further escalation and restore trust.

A South Korean government official said the letter was expected to be circulated among Security Council members following approval by the council president. It is expected to be posted on the UNSC website.

The South Korean military concluded the blasts in the DMZ were caused by North Korean mines planted south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL). The explosions injured three South Korean soldiers, two of them seriously.

The letter's submission comes amid heightened tensions near the inter-Korean border, with North Korea threatening to resume loudspeaker broadcasts toward the South.

Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has threatened to resume propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts targeting South Korea within days, and warned of a "horrible and distressing situation" amid tensions over Pyongyang's ongoing border fortification work.

During a session of the U.N. General Assembly's First Committee on Tuesday, North Korea also claimed that South Korean troops had conducted 2,870 warning broadcasts and fired warning shots on 201 occasions between Aug. 1 and Saturday.

A paramedic tends to a patient in a land mine field inside the Demilitarized Zone after ▲mine explosions occurred there on Sept. 21, 2026, in this photo released by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sept. 28. The military held a press conference the same day to announce the interim results of a military investigation with ▲U.N. Command into the explosions that left two South Korean soldiers severely injured and another with minor injuries. North Korean land mines were ▲the cause of the ▲mine explosions inside the DMZ, the military said, vowing to hold Pyongyang "fully" accountable and take corresponding measures▲. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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(2nd LD) S. Korea to send letter to UNSC urging N. Korea to take responsibility for DMZ mine blast

S. Korea sends letter to UNSC urging N. Korea to take responsibility for DMZ mine blasts

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华盛顿，10月22日（韩联社）——据官员周四透露，韩国已就上个月在朝韩边境附近发生的地雷爆炸事件致联合国安理会主席道歉，该事件造成三名韩国士兵受伤，韩国呼吁朝鲜就此事件承担责任。

据韩国常驻联合国代表团消息，韩国常驻联合国代表车智勋致函担任安理会轮值主席国的希腊代表，信中概述了对9月21日非军事区爆炸事件的调查结果。

据称，信中强调，爆炸是由朝鲜军队埋设的地雷引起的，违反了朝鲜战争停战协定。

声明还呼吁平壤采取负责任的措施，参与对话，以防止局势进一步升级，并恢复信任。

一位韩国政府官员表示，这封信函预计将在安理会主席批准后分发给安理会成员，并可能发布在安理会网站上。

韩国军方认定，非军事区发生的爆炸是由朝鲜埋设在军事分界线以南的地雷引起的。爆炸造成三名韩国士兵受伤，其中两人伤势严重。

这封信的提交正值朝韩边境附近局势高度紧张之际，朝鲜威胁要恢复向韩国进行扩音器广播。

朝鲜领导人金正恩的妹妹金与正威胁称，将在几天内恢复针对韩国的宣传广播，并警告说，由于平壤正在进行的边境防御工程，局势将变得“可怕和令人不安”。

在周二举行的联合国大会第一委员会会议上，朝鲜还声称，从 8 月 1 日到周六，韩国军队进行了 2870 次警告广播，并鸣枪示警 201 次。

2026年9月21日，非军事区发生地雷爆炸。9月28日，韩国联合参谋本部公布了这张照片，照片显示一名医护人员正在非军事区内的地雷区救治伤员。当天，韩国军方召开新闻发布会，公布了与联合国军司令部联合开展的军事调查的初步结果。此次爆炸事件造成两名韩国士兵重伤，另一名士兵轻伤。军方表示，朝鲜地雷是造成非军事区内地雷爆炸的原因，并誓言将追究平壤的“全部”责任，采取相应措施。（照片禁止出售）（韩联社）

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（第二项议程）韩国将致函联合国安理会，敦促朝鲜对非军事区地雷爆炸事件承担责任。

韩国致函联合国安理会，敦促朝鲜对非军事区地雷爆炸事件承担责任。