# South Korea demands apology over DMZ blasts as North Korea denies planting mines

https://mins.news/en/item/79896

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-30 08:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/30/south-korea-demands-apology-over-dmz-blasts-as-north-denies-planting-mines?traffic_source=rss

> South Korea’s military demanded a formal apology from North Korea after two landmine explosions near the DMZ wounded three soldiers. The UN Command said it found an active North Korean anti-personnel mine on the South Korean side and determined that the Armistice Agreement was violated. North Korea called Seoul’s assessment a “conspiratorial farce” and warned of immediate, merciless retaliation.

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