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North Korea's Kim Yo-jong rejects blame for DMZ mine blast that wounded South Korean soldiers

Saturday, 3 October 2026, 06:17 · 1 min read

The source describes the Korean Peninsula, not India and Pakistan: Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, again denied responsibility for a mine blast in the Demilitarized Zone (the heavily fortified buffer strip dividing the two Koreas) that wounded three South Korean soldiers, rejecting Seoul's military findings and mocking its call to ease tensions. In a statement carried by state media, she said the North's border fortification aims to cut ties with the South permanently, while President Lee Jae Myung vowed to keep pursuing practical steps to reduce military tension. The standoff matters because it shows deepening hostility and little prospect of dialogue on the divided peninsula.

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Yonhap — (LEAD) Kim Yo-jong again rejects blame for DMZ blast, mocks Seoul's call to ease tensions ↗︎
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