S. Korean military finds 1 N. Korean mine near site of DMZ blast韩国军方在非军事区爆炸地点附近发现1枚朝鲜地雷
The South Korean military on Tuesday found one North Korean resin antipersonnel mine near the site of last week's mine explosions inside the Demili...
The South Korean military on Tuesday found one North Korean resin antipersonnel mine near the site of last week’s DMZ blast, which injured three South Korean service members. The find came during a joint inspection with the United Nations Command that began Sunday. The military said the mine was identified about 1 meter behind the second explosion site, and additional examinations are planned.
The blast on Sept. 21 injured three South Korean soldiers, two of them severely.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the mine found Tuesday was located about 1 meter behind the site of the second explosion.
Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul told the National Assembly that there was not three but one more land mine at the site.
Tuesday’s inspection involved about 30 personnel, including members of the UNC Military Armistice Commission and officers from last week’s operation.
Published Sep 29, 2026 4:29 pm KST
Updated Sep 29, 2026 5:31 pm KST
A North Korean resin antipersonnel mine is found during an inspection of the site of a recent mine explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone, Tuesday. Courtesy of Joint Chiefs of Staff
The South Korean military on Tuesday found one North Korean resin antipersonnel mine near the site of last week's mine explosions inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that left three South Korean service members injured, officials said.
The discovery came a day after the military said North Korean land mines were "highly likely" the cause of the Sept. 21 blast south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) separating the two Koreas. The incident left three South Korean soldiers injured, two of them with severe wounds.
The blast occurred during an operation to clear a path for a joint inspection between the South's military and the United Nations Command (UNC) to verify Seoul's suspicions that Pyongyang illegally buried land mines across the border in violation of the armistice that halted the 1950-53 Korean War.
The Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) said it found the North Korean mine earlier Tuesday during a joint inspection of the explosion site with the UNC. The joint inspection began Sunday.
The located mine is believed to be different from the one observed and described by soldiers who were at the scene of the blast, according to the JCS.
The JCS said Monday a total of three mines were believed to have been buried at the blast site, including the two that detonated, based on the soldiers' statements that they had spotted an unexploded land mine when they were retreating from the area.
Tuesday's finding possibly adds another land mine to the list.
Maj. Gen. Yang Jin-hyuk, director of the JCS operations planning division, said a survey team identified the land mine about 1 meter behind the site of the second explosion.
Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul acknowledged the findings during a plenary session of the National Assembly, saying there were "not three but one more" land mine at the site of the explosion.
Tuesday's inspection involved some 30 personnel, including those from the UNC's Military Armistice Commission, as well as some officers involved in last week's operation.
"Our military and the UNC will conduct additional examinations and explain the results of the final outcome to the people in an objective and transparent manner," the JCS said in a press notice.
韩国军方周二在上周非军事区爆炸地点附近发现一枚朝鲜制造的树脂杀伤人员地雷，该爆炸造成三名韩国军人受伤。此次发现是在周日开始的与联合国军司令部的联合检查中做出的。军方表示，这枚地雷位于第二次爆炸点后方约1米处，并计划进行进一步的勘察。
9月21日的爆炸造成三名韩国士兵受伤，其中两人伤势严重。
美国参谋长联席会议表示，周二发现的地雷位于第二次爆炸地点后方约 1 米处。
国防部长姜新哲向国会表示，现场并非有三枚地雷，而是多了一枚。
周二的检查涉及约 30 名人员，其中包括北卡罗来纳大学军事停战委员会的成员和上周行动中的军官。
发布于2026年9月29日下午4:29（韩国标准时间）
更新于2026年9月29日下午5:31（韩国标准时间）
周二，在对非军事区内近期发生的地雷爆炸现场进行检查时，发现了一枚朝鲜制造的树脂杀伤人员地雷。图片由参谋长联席会议提供。
韩国军方官员周二表示，军方在非军事区（DMZ）内上周发生地雷爆炸的地点附近发现了一枚朝鲜制造的树脂杀伤人员地雷，那次爆炸导致三名韩国军人受伤。
就在一天前，韩国军方表示，朝鲜地雷“极有可能”是9月21日发生在朝韩军事分界线以南爆炸事件的罪魁祸首。该事件造成三名韩国士兵受伤，其中两人伤势严重。
爆炸发生在韩国军队和联合国军司令部（UNC）联合检查的行动中，目的是清理道路，以核实首尔的怀疑，即平壤违反了结束1950-53年朝鲜战争的停战协定，非法在边境埋设地雷。
美军联合参谋本部表示，周二早些时候，在与联合国军联合视察爆炸现场时，发现了这枚朝鲜地雷。联合视察于周日开始。
据联合参谋部称，发现的地雷与爆炸现场士兵观察和描述的地雷不同。
联合参谋部周一表示，根据士兵们的陈述，他们在撤离该地区时发现了一枚未爆炸的地雷，据信爆炸现场共埋有三枚地雷，其中包括两枚爆炸的地雷。
周二的发现可能又给“地雷”名单上增添了一颗。
联合参谋本部作战计划处处长杨镇赫少将表示，调查小组在第二次爆炸地点后方约 1 米处发现了地雷。
国防部长姜信哲在国会全体会议上承认了调查结果，称爆炸现场“不是三枚，而是又多了一枚”地雷。
周二的检查涉及约 30 名人员，其中包括北卡罗来纳大学军事停战委员会的人员，以及参与上周行动的一些军官。
“我们的军队和联合国军将进行进一步调查，并以客观透明的方式向人民解释最终结果，”参谋长联席会议在一份新闻稿中表示。