Three people, including at least one South Korean soldier, were injured due to the alleged explosion of a mine in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating South Korea from North Korea.
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21/09/2026
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Lusa
South Korea/North Korea
“A soldier was badly injured during an operation in the Demilitarized Zone that involved the 25th Infantry Division,” said a military leader to Yonhap TV today.
According to the South Korean station, it is not yet known whether the mine that caused the accident was placed by North or South Korean forces.
It is estimated that over 800,000 mines are spread across DMZ, a buffer zone four kilometres wide that divides the Korean Peninsula over about 250 kilometres.
Many of these artifacts date from the Korean War (1950–1953), but others were installed in the following years, or even more recently, to prevent enemy infiltrations.
Since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un officially resigned, in late 2023, any possibility of reunification with the South, Pyongyang's army has installed new mines and built new fortifications to make the border even more airtight.