Suspected landmine explosion injures 3 South Korean soldiers in DMZ
Three South Korean soldiers were injured in a suspected landmine explosion in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency. Two of the soldiers suffered serious injuries.
The incident happened on Monday while troops from the South Korean army’s 25th Infantry Division were conducting operations in the DMZ, according to Yonhap. The three injured soldiers were reportedly taken to the Armed Forces Capital Hospital.
A military official told Yonhap that the soldiers were seriously injured during the division’s operations. It was not immediately clear whether the suspected mine had been planted by North Korean or South Korean forces.
The DMZ is a buffer zone established under the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War. It stretches across the peninsula, with the Military Demarcation Line marking the boundary between the two sides. Despite its name, the surrounding border is heavily fortified, and mines remain inside the zone.
North Korean troops have been laying mines, installing fences, clearing land and building barriers on their side of the DMZ since 2024, according to Yonhap. The work followed Kim Jong Un’s decision to define relations with South Korea as those between two hostile states.
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