South Korean military: 'Highly likely' North Korean mine injured soldiers in DMZ

Jerusalem Post/World NewsA South Korean military team was conducting a reconnaissance operation inside the western sector of the DMZ border area separating the two Koreas when a landmine blast injured three soldiers.Follow us on GoogleSouth Korean Marines walk across a training area during a Combined Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (CJLOTS) and Combat Service Support Area (CSSA) operations as part of a joint field training exercise conducted by South Korea-US Combined Forces Command in Pohang on July 15, 2026. (photo credit: Jung Yeon-je / AFP via Getty Images)SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 15:38South Korea's military said on Monday that it was "highly likely" that the blasts that seriously injured two South Korean soldiers in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) at the border on September 21 were caused by a North Korean mine.A South Korean military team was conducting a reconnaissance operation inside the western sector of the 4-km-wide DMZ border area separating the two Koreas when a landmine blast injured three heavily armed soldiers, two of them seriously.South Korea's military, together with the UN Command that oversees the Korean War armistice ending the 1950-53 conflict, has conducted a field investigation inside the zone.This is a developing story.Follow us on Google