# South Korea weighs measures to force North Korea apology over DMZ mine blast

https://mins.news/en/item/87648

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-06 08:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/south-korea-considers-steps-to-force-north-korea-apology-for-dmz-mine-blast?traffic_source=rss

> South Korea is considering additional measures to force North Korea to apologise over a landmine blast in the DMZ that wounded three soldiers. A joint Seoul-UN inquiry said two mines were planted by North Korean forces about a year earlier, a finding Pyongyang denies. Seoul is also demanding that the North clear other mines south of the military demarcation line and says operations will continue if it refuses.

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