South Korea suspects North Korean mines behind DMZ blast

The report into the explosion in Demilitarized Zone threatens to provoke renewed tension between the two Koreas, which technically remain at war.Published On 28 Sep 202628 Sep 2026South Korea has said it suspects that a recent explosion in the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) that injured three military personnel was caused by North Korean landmines.South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Monday that the preliminary findings of an investigation with the United Nations Command indicated that recently planted landmines were involved. The report threatens to provoke increased tensions between the rivals, who technically remain at war.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Asian Games: Rumesh Pathirage wins javelin gold, Arshad Nadeem is fourthlist 2 of 3Iraq looks for oil export alternatives to the troubled Strait of Hormuzlist 3 of 3Ben-Gvir joins hundreds of Israelis to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque compoundend of list“Taking into account the crater and the pattern of the flames from the explosion, the extent of the injuries sustained by the service members … we assess that North Korean landmines are highly suspected to have caused the blast,” Army Lieutenant-General Kwon Dae-won, vice ch...