(LEAD) S. Korean military says N. Korean mines in DMZ blast 'planted' south of border

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SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military has concluded that North Korea had deliberately "planted" the two mines that exploded inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) last month, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday, adding that a joint operation with the United Nations Command (UNC) on the day has successfully removed additional mines planted near the blast site.

Three South Korean military officers were left injured in the blasts that occurred on Sept. 21.

North Korean mines are often found south of the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) after they are swept away to south of the inter-Korean border in floods.

The mines involved in the recent blasts contained TNT and thermosetting resin components consistent with North Korean mines, according to the JCS. Fragments recovered from the injured soldiers have also been found to be identical to North Korean plastic antipersonnel mines previously recovered from the Imjin River.

The military said GPS measurements showed that the two blast sites and the site where an additional mine was discovered were all located about 10 meters south of the MDL, apparently suggesting that they had been "planted" there, instead of being swept away to the area.

The military removed the minefield south of the MDL at around 12:51 p.m. Monday and vowed to continue mine-removal operations in the area if North Korea refuses to voluntarily remove its mines planted there.

"The military strongly calls on North Korea to offer a sincere apology to the South Korean soldiers injured in the mine blast and immediately remove the mines it planted in violation of the Armistice Agreement," Lt. Gen. Kwon Dae-won, vice chairman of the JCS, said at a press briefing.

A paramedic (in white circle) descends from a medical evacuation helicopter to hoist casualties from a land mine field inside the Demilitarized Zone after explosions occurred there Sept. 21, 2026, in this photo released by South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sept. 28. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

The Armistice Agreement, which ended the 1950-53 Korean War, prohibits hostile acts "within, from or against" the DMZ, the buffer zone covering the MDL. It also bans border crossings unless authorized by the Military Armistice Commission.

North Korea has been fortifying the inter-Korean border since April 2024 by reinforcing barbed-wire fences, planting mines and erecting anti-tank barriers along the MDL after its leader Kim Jong-un declared inter-Korean ties to be those between "two states hostile to each other" the previous year. South Korea suspects that the North has been crossing the border onto the South's side to plant mines.

North Korea has denied responsibility for the recent explosions inside the DMZ.

Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim, has dismissed Seoul's findings as a fabrication and warned of retaliation if South Korea takes corresponding action.

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首尔，10月5日（韩联社）——韩国联合参谋本部周一表示，韩国军方已得出结论，朝鲜蓄意在非军事区（DMZ）内“埋设”了上个月爆炸的两枚地雷。军方还表示，当天与联合国军司令部进行的联合行动已成功清除了爆炸地点附近的其他地雷。

9月21日发生的爆炸事件中，三名韩国军官受伤。

朝鲜地雷经常在军事分界线（MDL）以南被发现，这些地雷通常是被洪水冲到朝韩边界以南的。

据联合参谋本部称，近期爆炸中使用的地雷含有TNT和热固性树脂成分，与朝鲜地雷一致。从受伤士兵身上回收的碎片也与此前在临津江打捞出的朝鲜塑料杀伤人员地雷完全相同。

军方表示，GPS测量结果显示，两个爆炸地点和发现另一枚地雷的地点都位于MDL以南约10米处，这显然表明它们是被“埋设”在那里的，而不是被冲到该地区的。

周一下午 12 点 51 分左右，军方清除了军事分界线以南的雷区，并誓言如果朝鲜拒绝自愿清除其埋设在那里的地雷，将继续在该地区进行排雷行动。

“军方强烈呼吁朝鲜向在地雷爆炸中受伤的韩国士兵真诚道歉，并立即清除其违反停战协定埋设的地雷，”联合参谋本部副委员长权大元中将在新闻发布会上表示。

这张照片由韩国联合参谋本部于9月28日发布。照片显示，一名医护人员（图中白色圆圈内）从医疗救援直升机上下来，将伤员从非军事区内的地雷区吊起。此前，该地区于2026年9月21日发生爆炸。（照片禁止出售）（韩联社）

结束1950-53年朝鲜战争的《停战协定》禁止在非军事区（涵盖军事分界线的缓冲区）内、从非军事区出发或针对非军事区采取敌对行动。该协定还禁止未经军事停战委员会授权的越境行为。

自2024年4月以来，朝鲜一直在加强朝韩边界的防御，包括加固铁丝网、埋设地雷以及沿军事分界线设置反坦克障碍。此前一年，朝鲜领导人金正恩宣布朝韩关系为“两个敌对国家”之间的关系。韩国怀疑朝鲜方面一直在越境进入韩国境内埋设地雷。

朝鲜否认对近期非军事区内的爆炸事件负责。

金正恩的妹妹、权势滔天的金与正驳斥了首尔方面的调查结果，称其为捏造，并警告说，如果韩国采取相应行动，将进行报复。

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