South Korea accused North Korea of setting up a mine trap near the border

South Korea and the UN Command have officially accused North Korea of deliberately planting anti-personnel mines south of the Military Demarcation Line, which injured three South Korean soldiers in an explosion last month. 

According to the findings of a joint investigation, plastic mines containing trinitrotoluene were buried 3–10 cm deep approximately 12 months ago, indicating a deliberate violation of the Armistice Agreement.

General Kwon Dae-won, Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean Armed Forces, confirmed that the recovered fragments were North Korean munitions and announced the start of a remote demining operation in the surrounding area. Seoul has called on Pyongyang to issue a formal apology and immediately remove the other mines that have been laid, but North Korea denies any involvement in the incident.

Source: Yonhap.

South Korean lawmaker Yoo Young-won stated that the DPRK likely erected fences and other structures south of the military demarcation line in Yanggu County, Gangwon Province. This line separates the two Koreas.

The DPRK stated that on October 3, it conducted a test launch of a medium-range missile from the eastern part of the country.