Explosion injures three South Korean soldiers in demilitarized zone
Three South Korean military officers were injured in an explosion on Monday during an operation inside the Demilitarized Zone, which separates North and South Korea. Two of the injured were evacuated by helicopter for treatment, while the third was transported by road before also being airlifted. The cause of the explosion remains unknown, though the military is investigating whether it was caused by a North Korean mine, a South Korean mine, or another device.
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Three South Korean military officers were injured on Monday in an explosion that occurred inside the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the heavily mined buffer that has separated North and South Korea since the 1953 armistice. The blast happened south of the Military Demarcation Line, within South Korean-controlled territory. Two of the injured officers were evacuated by helicopter, while a third was transported by road before being airlifted for treatment, according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff, as reported by AFP. The military stated that the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear, noting that it could have been caused by a North Korean mine, a South Korean mine, or another explosive device. The DMZ is 248 kilometres long and approximately four kilometres wide, and despite being officially demilitarised, it remains littered with landmines along both its northern and southern boundaries.
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