Explosion injures three South Korean soldiers in Demilitarized Zone
Three South Korean military officers were injured by an explosion of unknown cause while conducting an operation in the Demilitarized Zone, the buffer area separating North and South Korea. Two were evacuated by helicopter, while the third was transported by road before being airlifted. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it remained unclear whether the blast was caused by a North Korean mine, a South Korean mine, or another explosive device.
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Three South Korean military officers were injured in an explosion during an operation inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff. The blast occurred south of the Military Demarcation Line, in one of the world's most heavily fortified and mined border regions.
Two of the injured officers were evacuated by helicopter, while a third was transported by road before also being airlifted. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it was not immediately clear whether the explosion was caused by a North Korean mine, a South Korean mine, or another explosive device. The officers were described as having been "injured by an explosion of unknown cause while conducting an operation."
The DMZ is a 248-kilometre-long and roughly four-kilometre-wide buffer zone that has divided the peninsula since the 1953 armistice that halted the Korean War. Although officially demilitarized, its boundaries remain littered with landmines and are among the most heavily fortified frontiers in the world.
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