"Three of four North Korean mines crossed south of the MDL"... Defense minister: "Violation of the Korean Armistice Agreement, corresponding measures"

[Financial News] The United Nations Command and the South Korean military have confirmed that three of the four North Korean mines found at the site of an explosion in the western-front Korean Demilitarized Zone violated the Korean Armistice Agreement. All three mines crossed south of the Military Demarcation Line.
On the 29th, one resin anti-personnel mine planted by North Korean troops was discovered belatedly at the accident site. It was found just three days after the South Korean military and the United Nations Command began a joint search. The recovered North Korean mine is expected to become a smoking gun confirming North Korea's involvement in the mine incident.
Kwon Dae-won, deputy chief of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a plenary meeting of the National Defense Committee of the National Assembly that day, "The fourth mine discovered today, as well as the crater where the first sergeant was injured and the crater where the battalion commander was injured, are clearly south of the MDL, according to the UNC. The UNC did not make a determination on the mine discovered initially."
Yang Jin-hyuk, director of operations at the ROK JCS, said the mine discovered that day had been manufactured in North Korea. Yang reported, "One North Korean resin anti-personnel mine was identified one meter behind the second explosion site." He added, "During the joint on-site investigation with the UNC, we observed a brownish color and confirmed that it had a square shape." The mine was estimated to have been buried more than a year ago.
Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul reported to the National Assembly that the government would take countermeasures against North Korea for violating the Korean Armistice Agreement.
Minister Kang said, "The violation of the Korean Armistice Agreement is clear, and because North Korea is responsible, we will take corresponding measures." He also stated, "We have various options and will implement them in stages." However, he said the measures could not be disclosed because they involve military operations. Minister Kang also denied that the National Security Council had been convened after the mine explosion. In response to lawmakers' questions, he explained the difficulty of assessing the circumstances at the time of the accident, saying, "There could have been South Korean mines, and there was a considerable gap between the first and second explosions."
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