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North Korea warns of stronger action toward South Korea over mine blast accusations

Global Published 6 October 2026, 17:32 · archived 6 Oct 2026

SEOUL: North Korea’s Foreign Ministry rejected Tuesday’s blame from South Korea for a border landmine blast and threatened its neighbour with “immediate and powerful counteraction” for any violation of territory. The comments came a day after the South said a joint inquiry with the United Nations Command and scientific analysis showed two of its soldiers were seriously wounded by an anti-personnel mine planted by North Korea in the Demilitarized Zone. In a statement on state news agency KCNA, the ministry dismissed the South’s investigation of the September 21 blast as a “premeditated farce” a...

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