South Korea demands apology from North Korea for DMZ landmine blasts that injured three soldiers

Seoul has demanded Pyongyang apologize for landmine blasts in the Demilitarised Zone that injured three South Korean soldiers on 21 September.

• Three South Korean soldiers were injured by explosions in the Demilitarised Zone on 21 September, one losing a leg.
• South Korean defence minister Kang Shin-chul said the blasts were a "clear" violation of the 1953 armistice and that Seoul would take corresponding measures.
• Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, denied responsibility, calling the claims "groundless" and accusing Seoul of fabricating a pretext.
• The United Nations Command, which investigated alongside South Korean forces, said it would handle the violation through established armistice mechanisms.
• Kim Yo Jong warned that North Korean soldiers have never crossed into the South and threatened 'immediate and merciless retaliation' if South Korean troops opened fire.
• The United Nations Command said it identified an active North Korean anti-personnel mine during its joint investigation with South Korean forces.