N. Korean soldiers intrude across MDL around 50 times in Aug.-Sept. period: lawmaker

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SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korean soldiers are judged to have intruded across the heavily fortified inter-Korean border around 50 times between August and September alone, a lawmaker said Wednesday.

Citing an inquiry reply from the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), Rep. Yu Yong-weon of the main opposition People Power Party said the North's soldiers are said to have crossed the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) into the South around 20 times in August and about 30 times in September.

In response to the North Korean soldiers' incursion, the South Korean military issued warning broadcasts and fired warning shots, prompting them to retreat.

Earlier in the day, South Korea blamed North Korea for last week's land mine explosion inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) that injured its troops, demanding an apology and responsible measures from Pyongyang.

The South Korean military's statement came hours after North Korea denied involvement in the Sept. 21 mine blast on the southern side of the heavily fortified border and dismissed Seoul's claims as a "groundless" conspiracy.

The JCS said the DMZ blast caused by mines planted by the North constitutes a breach of the Armistice Agreement that ended the 1950-53 Korean War, and called on Pyongyang to immediately stop its border fortification work.

This file photo, provided by the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Dec. 23, 2024, shows North Korean soldiers installing barbed wire near the inter-Korean border. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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N. Korean soldiers intrude across MDL around 50 times in Aug.-Sept. period: lawmaker

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首尔，9月30日（韩联社）——一名国会议员周三表示，仅在8月至9月期间，朝鲜士兵就被认为入侵了戒备森严的朝韩边境约50次。

韩国主要反对党国民力量党议员俞永元援引联合参谋本部（JCS）的问询答复称，据称朝鲜士兵在8月份越过军事分界线（MDL）进入韩国约20次，9月份越过军事分界线约30次。

针对朝鲜士兵的入侵，韩国军方发出警告广播并鸣枪示警，迫使他们撤退。

当天早些时候，韩国指责朝鲜应对上周在非军事区（DMZ）内发生的导致其士兵受伤的地雷爆炸事件负责，并要求平壤道歉并采取负责任的措施。

韩国军方发表声明的几个小时前，朝鲜否认参与了9月21日发生在戒备森严的朝韩边境南部的地雷爆炸事件，并驳斥首尔的说法是“毫无根据的”阴谋论。

联合参谋本部表示，朝鲜埋设地雷导致非军事区爆炸，违反了结束1950-53年朝鲜战争的停战协定，并呼吁平壤立即停止其边境防御工事建设工作。

这张由韩国联合参谋本部于2024年12月23日提供的照片显示，朝鲜士兵正在朝韩边境附近架设铁丝网。（照片不得出售）（韩联社）

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据议员称，8月至9月期间，朝鲜士兵越过军事分界线约50次。